Not Wanting to be Famous
Wanting to be big, to be better,
or best, to be noticed,
looked up to, respected, revered ..
Indeed, to be famous,
is not at all, what he wanted ..
On the contrary, it was something,
he rather detested,
despised and he feared ..
After all said and done, he cared
nothing for attention ..
For the most part, he preferred to be
left on his own ..
And in a moment of anguish,
he went on to prove it, by kicking away
that very same plinth
they all seemed determined
to hang him on ..
So when no one was looking, he made
one final statement
and he died there beneath it,
all alone and unnoticed, the very next day ..