Was I His Friend? Poem by Michael Walker

Was I His Friend?

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My name is well known enough
through that awful TV reality show
'Keeping Up With The Kardashians'.
I am Robert Kardashian, married three times,
I always wanted to be a lawyer
but also to get into the music business.
I practised law for ten years
then co-founded Radio & Records,
which had quite a spin.


I got to know O.J.Simpson in the seventies
through playing tennis and we became friends,
although later I said, 'We saw each other
only a couple of times a year.'
'I was not one of his best friends'.
When O.J. flew back from Chicago
the day after the crimes,
he was my house guest in the crisis.
I carried away his Louis Vuitton bag
and who knows what was in that?


In O.J's trial, I was there for moral support
not really an active part of the Dream team.
After the trial it was business as usual,
I got into socks- Arthur George brand.
In 1996 I was interviewed on ABC television.
I said, ' I have doubts. The blood evidence
is the biggest thorn in my side'.
That worry could have been a factor in the cancer.


(Robert Kardashian,1944-2003) .


9/10 April,2019.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Robert Kardashian was a friend of O.J.Simpson and they both had palatial houses in Brentwood. Simpson, although African American, lived as a white man, mixing only in wealthy white society. Kardashian, although wealthy and successful, was not single-minded like Johnnie Cochran. He must have had inner conflicts. He played a key role in the events before the trial, sheltered Simpson in his home, disposed of the garment bag, sat by him throughout the trial.
Bundy Drive was where Nicole lived, estranged from her husband. Ron Goldman came to return glasses to her about 10: pm on a Sunday night, and the murders took place there and then. Simpson was still living at his mansion in Rockingham Avenue.
Robert died of esophageal (throat)cancer in Los Angeles,30 September 2003. He had married his third wife, Ellen, just six weeks before his death.
There is a wealth of information on Robert Kardashian on Google and You Tube.
Glossary: U.S.C.= University of Southern California.
A.B.C.= American Broadcasting Company.
D.N.A.=deoxyribonucleic acid. Used to identify a person's blood.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahtab Bangalee 17 April 2019

a vivid partial description about Robert Kardashian,1944-2003

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michael walker 23 April 2019

Yes, there is some description in it, but it has to be more than a mere description-more like impressions as if I were Robert Kardashian. Thanks.

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Rajnish Manga 13 April 2019

This is quite an intriguing account of Robert Kardashian and his mysterious life.

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Michael Walker 23 July 2019

The title of the three-disc DVD is 'O.J. Made in America'. It is a documentary, not a dramatized movie. I always like documentaries better.

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Michael Walker 22 July 2019

It pleases me that were interested in the O.J.Simpson trial like me. I recently bought a three-disc DVD on the whole event-Simpson's football career, his marriage to Nicole, the crimes he committed, the trial, and what he did in life after the trial, which was a series of mistakes and failures. I can't remember the DVD title right now, but I will add it tomorrow. cheers.

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michael walker. 23 April 2019

Kardashian's life was mysterious in some ways, mainly because of his association with O.J.Simpson and the trial. Very intriguing to me.

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