John Lennon, "Instant Karma"

There is nothing funny or witty about Phil Spector's murder of Lana Clarkson. Well, yeah, the wigs were a sight - but they served to trivialize and divert attention from the loss of a life, which I believe was at least partially intentional on Spector's part.

And as one life ended, alas, another did too, though Phil's took several years to wind its way through the courts and may well take several more years of appeals for justice to resolve. I offer only a few half-formed meager thoughts on the matter:

He wore on his head a fright wig
(Strategic gambit, that -
Diverted all attention from his eyes).
And you never saw his eyes.
Always there were screens,
Filters; walls, if you will.

Over months of testimony
He strode, strutted; then strained,
Then shrank, and finally shriveled.
The same madness that had once
Enabled him to create joy for millions
Sent him to a place few can know.

Some among the exceptional people
Learn to enjoy the indulged ride on the outside
And forget to live by the same rules
As those around them. Renegades
With entitlement always are brought down;
Instant Karma’s not instant, but it gets you.