BEASTLY TALES

THE MOVIE STAR

Rock Boulder was a famous star,
In motion pictures, he went far.
He became known as a “leading man”,
In the U.S.A., Europe and Japan.
Smirking diligently in film posters,
He soon became one of those boasters,
That think because they’re handsome, so,
They should be applauded wherever they go.
He was always having affairs with the leading lady.
And, in between, he was up to things shady.
With this or that pretty starlette,
In fact any female he could get.
A bit of a bounder, to be sure,
Couldn’t resist the sirens lure.
All of this whilst being married,
Numerous times, had he thus parried.

He won the starring role in Gone with the Wind,
His behaviour made the Studio his contract rescind.
He continued to think he was the acting master,
But was soon considered a complete disaster.
And this was on the standards of Hollywood,
Where it is well known it’s bad to be good.
He made more films than John Wayne,
His acting drove his audience insane.
He steadily amassed many Oscar Awards,
In the Three Musketeers, became proficient with swords.
He made more Westerns than one can count,
And learned how not to fall off his mount.
He then made a whole detective T.V. series.
Quite violent, not suitable for timid dearies.
And as if all this wasn’t enough,
He made a lot of other rubbish stuff.
At last, following the usual trend,
Being a Director was how he did end.
And, believe it or not, he was no slouch,
When it came to using the Casting Couch.

So, apart from being a multi-millionaire,
And having millions of fans to, open mouth, stare.
What did Rock Boulder achieve in this life?
He lived in a stupendous Hollywood Palace.
Drank his drinks from a Gold Diamond Chalice.
He travelled many times around the globe.
With hundreds of ladies he did disrobe.
Always travelling in the best of First Class,
Popular everywhere, even though an ass.
He wrote a number of books, all sold well.
Even though the content, of illiteracy did smell.
Was there no end of things to pursue?
Where his film successes ensured success would ensue?
Finally a glossy magazine did feature on his life.
He said, despite his romances, he hadn’t a wife.
And that he felt his life somewhat crappy.
Pronouncing that he was unhappy!

Now what about those millions of sods,
Around the world, non achiever clods.
Do they get a double spread magazine article?
Complaining their success to be only a particle.
No, they just have to grin and bear it.
Not, in multi-media, their unhappiness blare it!