Goodbye Marilyn Monroe

Hello Norma Jean,
Goodbye Marilyn
Twain fleeting lives,
but a microcosm of the whole;
Norma's graded brand isolated
on Marilyn's parodied strand
Hatched from a vulgar strain
bearing her plebeian roots
encumbered by grafted chains
fueling the celebrity train
Norma's solemn glare paired
with Mona Lisa's recessive eyes,
then a momentary twinkle
filtered on a blank slate
Innocuous, squeamish giggles
conjoined with impish chuckles
the limelight to bundle
banking a Hollywood share
Dangling curls, but adolescent twine
Coiffed, golden locks her star's drifting
half-life
With each, childish retort
divining the jade tea leaves,
tethering to the glitzy gossip
her silver bangles to line
Churlish girl skirting carefree moments
Femme Fatale receding into staged copy
Bells and whistles spliced to her entourage
Neurotic chimes culling the weighty baggage
With itineraries sculpted in granite,
shielded by extended holidays
sinking into the smoky haze
Mary Jane and snow flakes glaze
In her final, un-staged act
from a tightly-spindled reel
unwinding the surreal Norma Jean