Poor little rich girl <br />Life was a whirl <br />One giant swirl <br />Continuous twirl <br /> <br />Edie was needy <br />Not really seedy <br />Down on the weedy <br />Up on the speedy <br /> <br />Greedy for fame <br />Sometimes no shame <br />Who can we blame <br />Her friends were the same <br /> <br />Edie met Andy <br />How very dandy <br />Wooed her with candy <br />Kept the girl randy <br /> <br />Money from daddy <br />Always came handy <br />Plenty of brandy <br />Plenty of smacky <br /> <br />Clothes galore <br />Hit every store <br />Her word was “more” <br />Like Eva Gabor <br /> <br />True ingénue <br />Was so brand new <br />Wanted by many <br />Had by just few <br /> <br />Sex and not love <br />Fit like a glove <br />Flew like a dove <br />Nothing to solve <br /> <br />Crash and burn <br />It was her turn <br />So much to learn <br />Had she just spurned <br /> <br />Edie the Star <br />Set a high bar <br />Beloved today <br />Will always stay<br /><br />Yoni Assis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/edie-s-sedgwick/
