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YOU’RE NO MARILYN

Tired of the brouhaha . . .

I’ve never seen one

of your shows.

Never hope to see one.

Famous for being famous

Plastic faces bodies

Why give them air?

The dress doth not

the woman make.

Monroe’s playful sexy

armor shielded a

complex soul.

You’ll never

be a Marilyn

not with your

vacuous stare

unmoving face.

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Christine Poythress

I was raised in the Deep South at a time when girls weren’t allowed to do squat —I rebelled.