Sunset Boulevard Poem by John F. McCullagh

"When I was one and twenty, I partied every night
and still was ready for my close-up in the early morning light.
By the time I hit my thirties this girl stayed in every night.
With the proper rest and makeup I could still get parts all right.
Now that I've turned forty I've abandoned film for the stage.
(The poetry of youth decays into prose by middle age.)
On the boards I can play younger. In the right light I still get by,
But my film career is over because
The camera doesn't lie."