Say Their Names

We gave fame

To the evil,

Handed it over

With bills and front page-

Created pop culture icons

From evil faces

And held interviews

For insight and science

With little care for sales

Or so we said-

As we filmed movies

And created series

Wrote articles

And sent letters

To prison cells,

Our darkside super models

And misunderstood actors-

What a tough upbringing

They didn’t mean it

They’ve changed

But what about

The reason for fame

The reason we know

Their name and faces,

Why don’t we know theirs?

Why haven’t we seen

Their faces

Why aren’t they known

In every household

Given spots in our favorite movies,

Penned by artists

And poets,

Names listed and studied

Like they’re the reason

For our art today,

Why is it only the family

That cries and mourns

The passing of someone

Stolen by our

Created monsters.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet and novelist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!