In the Viper room, where the music's loud <br />young Hollywood stars stand so proud <br />amongst them is RIVER, aged twenty three <br />who at 2am, would no longer be <br /> <br />It's Saturday, October 30th 1993 <br />there's about to be a terrible tragedy <br />River shoots a speedball into his vein <br />maybe to take away some hidden pain <br /> <br />He's fighting for his life, before they realise <br />but manages to get to the pavement, before he dies <br />as sadness fills the Hollywood sky <br />friends gather, and watch the Phoenix fly <br /> <br />This acclaimed actor will be sadly missed <br />and no doubt his good name badly rubbished <br />he shortened his life, with that one final fix <br />goodbye to a real star, RIVER PHOENIX.<br /><br />Kiss the sky ...<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/river-phoenix-1970-1993/
