Charles Dickens had an affair
Dr. Seuss was a racist
J.K. Rowling is a transphobe
If we look with a big enough telescope
We will find these and countless faults
In our stars
For here there be humans
Not gods
And should we condemn them for acting as such
In the public eye
Just because we enjoyed their art
Or should we treat them as any other
Flaws and all
For mythological they are not—
Flesh and blood we are all
Perhaps it is true
That the brighter they burn
The closer they are to implosion
Leaving a dark void behind
About the Creator
Stephanie Hoogstad
With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.
Learn more about me: thewritersscrapbin.com
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