tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075282594114025046.post2933851983631337736..comments2024-01-02T06:26:30.674-08:00Comments on A Line A Day: One Glove-One Love: Michael Jackson tributeRoy L. Pickering Jr.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09581170146910148391noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1075282594114025046.post-26775094254272080932009-08-09T18:02:02.885-07:002009-08-09T18:02:02.885-07:00My heart is heavy, as I watch news footage of you ...My heart is heavy, as I watch news footage of you gliding across the stage and gyrating your pelvis,<br />At this moment in time this is bigger than the Duke, man, this is bigger than Elvis!<br />Though you made your living with words, today there are no words to <br />express the way the world feels,<br />Right now there is no need to go into your discography <br />because it encompasses valleys and hills.<br />But where do I begin, should I start with your amazing solo <br />career or should I start with the Jackson 5,<br />When you were just a cute little boy,<br />On stage you were talented and outgoing,<br />Yet off stage you were introspective and coy,<br />In the 70's, you put the world into a trance with your 'fro and bell bottomed <br />jeans as you did the robot,<br />Michael, you had everyone at your feet because when you danced and sang you gave all that you got!<br />Nat King Cole was a merry ole soul as he sat perched up against mama's old <br />wooden phonograph next to Billie Holiday, Roberta Flack and the Jackson's Destiny album,<br />Lord, have mercy you all looked so mature, sexy and handsome! <br />I am old school and I remember coming home from school putting on your albums, <br />These were the days before CD's, MP3 players, Limewire and IPODS,<br />Goodness, listening to your music was heaven sent directly from God.<br />Ooh wee, or should I say 'hee hee hee' about that pulsating falsetto,<br />That reached every country, mansion, island, barrio, prison, hut. village, trailer park, suburb and ghetto!<br />You were a great admirer of the legendary James Brown,<br />It warmed my heart to see you at an award show holding his crown.<br />You ruled the 80's with a glittering iron glove,<br />Moon walking into the hearts of millions Moving as gracefully and as freely as a dove.<br />Newborns coming into the world already know your name,<br />Ailing grandparents in their last days know the same.<br />You are Gary¹s finest but the world dubbed you the 'Gloved One'<br />Michael, your legacy is HIStory, DESTINY, VICTORY, TRIUMPH, OFF THE WALL, INVINCIBLE,<br />BAD and most definitely a THRILLER.<br />You are the King of Pop the 'Man In The Mirror!<br />You 'rocked our world¹ for over 40 years.<br />You gave us such memorable songs as Who¹s Lovin You, Gotta Be There,<br />Heart Break Hotel, Butterflies, PYT, Billie Jean, Earth Song, Can You Feel It,<br />Working Day And Night, The Girl Is Mine, Say, Say, Say, and we 'Remember The <br />Time' you told us that 'We Are The World' and to 'Ease on Down The Road.'<br />You sold out football field stadiums and integrated MTV music videos!<br />Back in the day we wore your buttons and donned white socks and penny loafers,<br />Now here we stand today in shock and sadness but we know your pain is over.<br />Michael, we miss you and though you said 'Heaven Can Wait', 'You Are Not<br />Alone', and "I Can't Help It, "Human Nature' is the reason that 'I Just Can¹t <br />Stop Loving You'.<br />You were a great humanitarian a sensitive human being,<br />Who came to earth and completed your journey now you can have eternal rest,<br />The world loves you 'Gloved One' but the Lord truly knows best.<br />We 'Never Can Say Goodbye¹ to you 'Lovely One.'<br />WE LOVE YOU, MJ.Momof3https://www.blogger.com/profile/05902003441057173096noreply@blogger.com