Valery  Oisteanu

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Poem by Valery Oisteanu  Where have the Real Famous gone?      to Andy Warhol by Valery Oisteanu Our Society needs a grand Variety Every Fifteen minutes someone becomes famous Factory made "Celebrities USA" everywhere Each product different- flavors of the day: Monday we have infamously famous Tuesday: insufficiently infamous Wednesday: famous by birth or money Thursday: almost famous Friday: famous by mistake Saturday famous for being famous Sunday all day Quasi-famous Some are just associated with the so called famous They pretend to be Faux-Famous Fame and Name-Game casualties Chance operational-famous for a day Or a nanosecond famous Has-beens and yesterdays famous Discarded with indifference In conclusion my dear applicant The doubles and fakes are among us! Fifteen minutes of celebrity for everyone! Temporary Stardom for all Thus spoke Warholtustra