“SUSAN BROOKES” may 27 1996

She is ideal, pedestal
unreal, media created her
an image to aspire
a halo of light
an example of perfection
to us all

We live in bedsit hell
she can help us forget ourselves
she is superstar
we can forget who we are
if only for a second

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