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still missing michael… thanks alice!

July 1, 2009 - 2:49 pm

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Natural Star – For Michael Jackson

    

I am in mourning
For your face
The one I used to love
To see
Leaping, glowing
Upon the
The stage
The mike
Eager…
Thrusting
In your
Fist.

I am in mourning
For your face
The shining eyes
The happy teeth
The look that said
am the world
And aren’t you
Glad
Not to mention
Deeply
In luck.

I am in mourning
For
The sweet brown innocence
Of your skin
Your perfect nose
The shy smile
That lit you
Like a light.

I am in mourning
For a face
The Universe
In its goodness
Makes but once
Each
Thousand
Years
and smiles
And sends it out
To spread great joy
Itself well pleased.

I am in mourning
For your beloved face
So thoroughly
And undeservedly
Released.

Oh, my pretty little
Brother. Genius. Child.
Sing to us. Dance.

Rest in peace.

http://www.alicewalkersblog.com/
© 1991 by Alice Walker 
photo by Vaschelle Andre

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cary

July 8, 2009 2:49 pm

I love this poem. Thanks for posting it.

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