A New Poem (Let's Explore That!)

Madonna by Fionn Baker

Mary, the mother of god’s other name

Asshole who only cares about cheap fame

The disco, dance, rock music that she can do all.

Or the screen in her pungent Michigan drawl, apart from Feb Fifteen’s award show’s big fall
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No one is like her


No one will beat her


Apart from Lady Gaga, her beats now way more heard.

 

 

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This is an acrostic poem in free verse but a loose 9-12 syllable structure that I completed as a task for Laura. 

I decided to write a humorous piece that reflects on the career of Pop singer Madonna, since she is one of my biggest inspirations as a musician and a writer. Her larger than life style, outrageous stunts and catchy bubblegum-pop form rich content for someone creative to write about. Today, I will talk about specific, meaningful lines from my poem and what they mean.

The first line in the first stanza, talks about the religious parallels of Madonna to Mary, mother of god. She has used this connection in a tongue in cheek way throughout her career by employing religious imagery in her music videos and fashion. The cross necklace and rosary beads as a fashion statement in the early years and the controversial music videos for 'Like A Prayer' and more recently 'Dark Ballet.'

In the second stanza I make reference to Madonna's iconic fall at the Brit Awards in Febuary 2015 (Feb Fifteen.) This adds a little pinch of unexpected humour and sass to the poem. Check out the aforementioned performance below:

In the third stanza, I end the poem with a funny but poignant question. Madonna's decline in sales and chart success is contrasted with singer Lady Gaga's growing success in a similar style and ethos to Madonna's original work. As catchy and meaningful as Lady Gaga's music is, is it worth it if it means classic pop stars like Madonna become irrelevant? In my opinion that is up to the reader.

When it comes to my poetry I enjoy writing in a syncopated, rhythmic style which works very well for my song-lyrics but I'm struggling to fit my imaginative brain into structures like sonnets and haikus. I tried to fit this poem into a more set structure, hopefully its okay for now. I will continue to develop and work on it as I work through the module.