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July 17, 2013
By Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou


fame devoured me whole
as if i were bite-sized
and picked the remains
staining her spotless teeth
with a toothpick
she washed me down
with a glass
of inexpensive wine
while sampling someone else


The author's comments:
Fame will do this to you, if you're not careful.

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Beila BRONZE said...
on Mar. 1 2015 at 8:59 am
Beila BRONZE, Palo Alto, California
3 articles 0 photos 516 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.&quot; -Mark Twain

Love it! I am always in awe of a writer who doesn't need many words to form a bond with the reader. You are one of those. The "bite-sized" and "inexpensive wine"--great touches.

on Feb. 19 2015 at 6:15 am
Allen. PLATINUM, Palo Alto, California
32 articles 9 photos 525 comments

Favorite Quote:
[i]No matter how much people try to put you down or make you think other things about yourself, the only person you can trust about who you really are is you[/i] -Crusher-P

I devour your poems like some kind of poetry monster @-@ I hope you don't mind; they're rather incredible.

on Nov. 25 2014 at 10:03 am
Enigmapleet BRONZE, Calicut,kerala, Other
3 articles 0 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Believe in yourself.........

i entirely fall in love with ur writing

.king. SILVER said...
on Nov. 1 2014 at 2:49 pm
.king. SILVER, Yeux Bien Tres Bien, Other
9 articles 4 photos 569 comments

Favorite Quote:
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡&deg;)

I don't quite get it. But I like the way you write nonethless. :) <3

on Aug. 1 2014 at 10:53 pm
nithyaswaminathan BRONZE, Pleasanton, California
2 articles 0 photos 59 comments
you are, in my opinion, the best on this site 

on Jul. 1 2014 at 1:23 am
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
46 articles 0 photos 183 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between&quot;

You're welcome :)

Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 30 2014 at 4:08 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

I do speak Spanish. 

Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 30 2014 at 4:07 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

Wow! Thank you. So honored really. I hope my work continues to please your literary appetite. :)

Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 30 2014 at 4:06 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

So true. Thanks for interpreting this poem. 

Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 30 2014 at 4:06 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

A belated thank you. 

Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 30 2014 at 4:05 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

I'm honored with your words. Thank you!

Mckay ELITE said...
on Jun. 30 2014 at 4:05 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

Thanks for reading and for commenting. :)

on Jun. 30 2014 at 12:08 am
AleMarquez PLATINUM, Monterrey, Other
37 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
If we call something impossible, we act in such a way that we make it so.

I absolutely loved this poem! Very creative and just amazing way to describe the side-effects of fame;) 

on Jun. 30 2014 at 12:06 am
AleMarquez PLATINUM, Monterrey, Other
37 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
If we call something impossible, we act in such a way that we make it so.

Do you speak spanish?! I'm mexican:)

JRaye PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 19 2014 at 9:57 pm
JRaye PLATINUM, Dorr, Michigan
43 articles 10 photos 523 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;Have you ever looked fear in the face and said, &#039;I just don&#039;t care.&#039;?&quot;

Well, this is ridiiculously true. :) You've got such a neat style of writing, so intriging and impossible to look away from. Awesome job!

on Mar. 19 2014 at 7:19 pm
ChrisJ PLATINUM, Rochester, New York
24 articles 15 photos 289 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.&rdquo;<br /> - Martin Luther King Jr.

Great job Mckay, congrats on the publication!

on Dec. 16 2013 at 12:10 pm
mereCat PLATINUM, Horsham, Other
46 articles 0 photos 183 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am finally colouring inside the lines I live between&quot;

Love the way you write. You perfectly express how dissposably and de-humanized Fame treats her victims. It's odd how easy it is to desire something that is so cruel, and yet we keep at it - begging for fame

on Dec. 2 2013 at 4:19 pm
CallMeSunshine GOLD, Lehi, Utah
15 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Creativity takes courage.&quot;

I get why you have so many comments. You have a way with words that always turns a simple poem into something spectacular. You are officially my favorite author on this site!

Mckay ELITE said...
on Sep. 5 2013 at 6:10 pm
Mckay ELITE, Somewhere, Virginia
146 articles 0 photos 2230 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.&quot;<br /> &mdash;Apple&rsquo;s &ldquo;Think Different&rdquo; commercial, 1997<br /> &ldquo;Crazy people are considered mad by the rest of the society only because their intelligence isn&#039;t understood.&rdquo; <br /> ― Weihui Zhou

I am oddly eerie. Thanks, bridezilla for "loving" my poetry. Means the world to me. 

on Sep. 4 2013 at 6:45 pm
Scarlett_the_pegacorn BRONZE, Niceville, Florida
4 articles 24 photos 136 comments

Favorite Quote:
Don&#039;t tell me how to live my life; I do what I want.

As always, totally mind blowing. Oddly erie. Made me fall in love with your writing all over again.