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When Michael Jackson Mattered
When Michael Jackson mattered
He took me to a place of suspension of disbelief
Billie Jean would vibe with me through the day
Everyday I’d Wanna Be Starting Something
With a Pretty Young Thing
And have her be The Lady in My Life
Ah, Mike was the man
Before all this nonsense of playing with young boys
His talent was a thing of beauty to watch
Before the onslaught of hip hop on MTV
When black music was deemed irrelevant
Michael danced his way to becoming the first
MTV could no longer deny what the masses already knew
Genius was among us and he could touch the sky
Human Nature being what it is,
Michael soon believed the hype
Further and further he strayed
Until he no longer knew if he was black or white
I long for the days when Michael Jackson mattered
Everything he did was an event
And the whole world stopped to watch in suspense
Just to see what Michael could do next
I guess after awhile it’s difficult to top yourself
How often can you drink in the well of genius
And come back with another Thriller
A once in a lifetime blend of music and talent
History, I hope will be kind and recognize
The genius that was Michael Jackson
But it’s a sad fact that his talent is but an afterthought
And he’s now merely a laughing stock
To the masses who once revered him
I still believe that Michael lives
And cream eventually rises to the top.
Dean Jéan-Pierre
(Anyone who knows me knows that I have a deep affection, call it love for Michael Jackson. In my youth, the genius of his musical talent captured my imagination, and it saddens me today that when conversation about him comes up the whole freak show thing is the first topic of conversation and not his talent, but it is his own doing. Still, I wait for the talent to rise and take hold again. Everything that is retro has new life, why not Michael?)
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