The Star

By Jack Joseph Smith

She was one of your friends She crossed the line, but never came back Turned into a colossus; she lost demention, never accomplishing what she dined on, those Pyramid's that refuse to sink During her act, each agent and do-gooder, had a better play for her However, the real and unexaggerated problem was, that power changes its dominion But growing up by chance, didn't happen to go along, with every scene and style she caught, in her extended children's theatre rehearsals...

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The speaker describes a woman who crossed a line, became a colossus, and lost demention. Agents and do-gooders offer her different plays, while the speaker says growing up failed to keep pace with her scenes and extended children's theatre rehearsals.

The speaker addresses someone who knew the woman and connects her difficulty with changing power. The title and theatrical language permit a reading about stardom without identifying a performer or establishing a career.

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The poem describes a woman who 'crossed the line, / but never came back', 'Turned into a colossus' and 'lost demention', ending with 'every scene and style she caught, / in her extended children's theatre rehearsals...'.

The portrait of a performer becoming an icon is wry and slightly sad. The woman is not identified with any real person.