She had the appearance of Helen of Troy
and a voice as haunting as Garbo.
I study footage of Marianne Faithfull
with perennial cigarette in hand
singing the iconic, "As Tears Go By"
yet "Song for Nico" really melts my soul.
Marianne's life spiralled out of control
from being Jagger's girlfriend
with the world at her feet
but this alluring blonde descended from the stars,
poisoned by heroin then becoming homeless,
yet survived covid making it to seventy-eight,
such a tragic beauty in many ways,
remembered for those far off 60s days.
and a voice as haunting as Garbo.
I study footage of Marianne Faithfull
with perennial cigarette in hand
singing the iconic, "As Tears Go By"
yet "Song for Nico" really melts my soul.
Marianne's life spiralled out of control
from being Jagger's girlfriend
with the world at her feet
but this alluring blonde descended from the stars,
poisoned by heroin then becoming homeless,
yet survived covid making it to seventy-eight,
such a tragic beauty in many ways,
remembered for those far off 60s days.
