Monday, April 16, 2007

Celebrity Apologies: Between the Lines

As most
(okay, all )
of you know,
(the media reports of)
my remarks last week have
(produced)
resulted in no small amount of
(press generated)
controversy.

I have been reflecting with family and friends
(as well as a dozen lawyers, publicists, and image makers)
on my words
(and all possible loopholes)
and their impact on
(my career)
others.

To all those who were
(stupid enough to be)
offended by my
(mindless, tequila-soaked)
comments, I offer
(grudgingly, but here it is)
my sincerest
(I sincerely want to get this over with)
apology.

I trust and pray
(please, please, please, dear Lord)
that I can now
(once the press finds another sucker to beat up on)
move on to a new and better
(i.e., journalist and lawyer-free)
chapter in my life.

2 comments:

Hoots said...

Outstanding.
Inspired.
This is in the wish-I'd-done-that category.

Michael Wade said...

Hoots,

Thanks. I think many of us have thought this while watching some of those apologies.