~~The King, Michael Jackson~~

OK THERE ARE NO WORDS RIGHT NOW THAT CAN EXPRESS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE PASSING OF MJ. DID I PERSONALLY KNOW HIM? NO BUT HE HAS BEEN A PRESENCE IN MY LIF SINCE BIRTH. I GREW UP WITH HIS MUSIC. I WAS THE LITTLE YOUNG BLACK GIRL WALKING AROUND WITH THE MJ CURLY KIT AND HIGHWATER PANTS. I HAD THE PLEATHER RED AND BLACK THRILLER JACKET AND THE SHINY SOCKS. THE MJ DOLL. I BET A LOT OF YOU DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THAT. I HAD TO MAKE A BOOTLEG GLOVE WITH GLITTER AND GLUE BECAUSE MY MOM HAD IT UP TO HER NECK WITH ME AND MY MJ OBESSION AS A CHILD. I WILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY MY MOONWALKER VHS GOT ATE UP BY THE VCR! OOOH WEEE I CRIED, I CRIED I CRIED. BUT THANKS TO A CRACKHEAD UNCLE OF MINE, I HAD ANOTHER ONE IN NO TIME. (YES I HAD TO PUT MY UNNAMED UNCLE ON BLAST SO YOU CAN GET THE COMPLETE FEEL OF MY MEMORIES)




IT WAS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT MJ THAT MADE ME EXCITED WHENEVER I SAW HIM ON TV OR HEARD ANY OF HIS SONGS PLAYING. HE HAD THIS MAGIC THAT WAS UNEXPLAINABLE. AS I GREW, MJ CHANGED AND I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT WAS GOING ON INSIDE OF HIM. THE MEDIA, OH MAN WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THE MEDIA, THEY WHERE LIKE HOT AND COLD WITH HIM. WHEN HE WAS GOOD, HE WAS GOOD AND NOT EVEN THE CRITICS COULD DENY THAT. BUT WHEN THERE WAS ANY HINT OF TROUBLE, THE MEDIA TOOK HIM A ND RIPPED HIM TO PIECES! EVEN SOME OF HIS SO CALLED FANS TURNED ON HIM AS HIS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE STARTED CHANGING.




HE BECAME THE BUTT OF MOST COMEDIAN JOKES AND PEOPLE STARTED TO GIGGLE AT THE MERE MENTION OF HIS NAME. DID THEY FORGET THAT THIS WAS THE MAN THAT MADE HISTORY FOR OTHER BLACK ARTIST TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS? DID THEY FORGET THAT THIS WAS THE MAN THAT WAS THE ULTIMATE HUMANITARIAN? THIS MAN HAS CONTRIBUTED TO OVER 35 CHARITIES WORDLWIDE, NOT JUST HERE IN THE US BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD, THE BULK OF WHICH HELPED AFRICANS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS? DID ANY OF THESE PEOPLE EVEN LISTEN TO THE LYRICS TO HIS SONGS, HEAL THE WORLD, EARTH SONG, CRY? DID THESE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT HE YEARNED FOR? WHAT HE FELT HE NEEDED AND KNEW HE COULD NEVER GET BACK BUT TRIED SO HARD TO ANYWAY?




IT BREAKS MY HEART WHEN THE OBVIOUS IS SO IN YOUR FACE BUT YET AND STILL PEOPLE IGNORE THAT AND MAKE YOU INTO A MONSTER, A JOKE. THATS WHAT THE MEDIA AND SOME SO CALLED FANS DID TO MJ. NOW THAT HIS LIFE IS NO MORE, THEY ARE STILL FINDING AWAY TO SHINE A LIGHT ON EVERYTHING NEGATIVE INSTEAD OF SHOWING RESPECT FOR THIS GREAT MAN THAT PAVED A WAY FOR SO MANY. THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAS LIVED THEIR LIVES IN THE PUBLIC EYE AND HAVE PASSED ON AND SLOWLY LEFT THE MEMORIES OF PEOPLES MINDS. MICHAEL JACKSON WAS AN INNOVATOR, A TRENDSETTER, AN INSPIRATION, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO HELP AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER. MICHAEL JACKSON HAS PLACED A PERMANENT MARK ON HISTORY THAT WILL NEVER EVER BE FORGOTTEN EVEN OF PEOPLE TRIED.



I LOOKED FORWARD TO MJ'S COMEBACK. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WILL NEVER SEE IT. FORTUNATELY FOR MJ, HE NO LONGER HAS TO SUFFER ANYMORE PAIN. I PRAY THAT HE IS IN A BETTER PLACE AND HAS FINALLY FOUND PEACE WITHIN HIS SOUL. I LOVE YOU MJ, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD MEMORIES THAT I HAVE BECAUSE OF YOUR MUSIC.