Neville

Not Wanting to be Famous

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 ..