CELEBRITY HARDBACK

I'm not a scaly tortoise

Who hibernates on straw,

I like a bit more light than that

Else I resort to law

I'm not a lobster, either

Though my innards get devoured

With a relish that's unseemly,

It shows that I'm no coward

I'm not a shiny beetle,

A ladybird or chafer

But I have an exoskeleton,

It keeps one's contents safer

I'm not crab or mollusc

An insect or arthropod

In fact I'm not invertebrate,

I have a spine! That's odd!

I come quite neatly packaged

Boast a bold and brash design,

I migrate from shelf to table

Not content with showing spine

I'm full of information

With amazing tales to tell,

Of jetlag, parties and wild sprees,

Of stage and screen as well.

I'm popular as chocolate,

My lifespan's a small wonder,

When fifteen minutes fame is up,

The next one steals my thunder!

©RosyCole2009