Mildred Pierce

MILDRED PIERCE

Ann Bylth
Zachary Scott
Lana Turner
Joan Crawford

Ann Bylth

“Veda, I think I’m really seeing

you for the first time in my life,

and you’re cheap and horrible.”

—Joan Crawford in

“Mildred Pierce” (1945)

I ended up, of course—

In a mildewing version

Of Mildred Pierce

Playing a tres bitchy—

Spoiled-rotten slutty

Little tramp like Veda

Putting the make on—

My Mother’s handsome

Slinky second husband

I was such a whore—

Betraying my lovely

Joan Crawford mother

She couldn’t believe it—

When she found me

Sucking off Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Once you’ve seen one—

You’ve seen them all

The male gigolo types

Zachary Scott playing—

Monte Beragon getting

Just what he deserved

For calling me just a—

Rotten little tramp

When he was one too

Mommy Dearest—

Played such a simply

Divine Blanche after

I pushed her down—

The stairs in her nice

Little old wheelchair

Lana Turner

One thing’s for sure—

Both Joan Crawford and

Lana Turner were alike

They both had rotten—

Daughters just like me

It was such a shame

Sandra Dee tricked—

With John Gavin in

“Imitation of Life”

Just like mulatto—

Slutty Susan Kohner

Betrayed Juanita Moore

I was no different—

Just a rotten little tramp

Like the other girls

Joan Crawford

Queer Theory Queens—

Are trashing & dishing

Me behind my back

They’re saying I’m—

Either outmoded or

The epitome of camp

I used to be a Diva—

In movies like Whatever

Happened to Baby Jane.

Bette Davis and me—

We were the Queen Bees

Of Hollywood Babylon!!!

Even tho trashy imitators—

Like Faye Dunaway try to

Mime Mommy Dearest