We Had Him - by Maya Angelou

Beloveds, now we know that we know nothing
Now that our bright and shining star can slip away from our fingertips like a puff of summer wind

Without notice, our dear love can escape our doting embrace
Sing our songs among the stars and and walk our dances across the face of the moon

In the instant we learn that Michael is gone we know nothing
No clocks can tell our time and no oceans can rush our tides
With the abrupt absence of our treasure

Though we our many, each of us is achingly alone
Piercingly alone
Only when we confess our confusion can we remember that he was a gift to us and we did have him

He came to us from the Creator, trailing creativity in abundance
Despite the anguish of life he was sheathed in mother love and family love and survived and did more than that

He thrived with passion and compassion, humor and style
We had him
Whether we knew who he was or did not know, he was ours and we were his
We had him

Beautiful, delighting our eyes
He raked his hat slant over his brow and took a pose on his toes for all of us and we laughed and stomped our feet for him

We were enchanted with his passion because he held nothing
He gave us all he had been given

Today in Tokyo, beneath the Eiffel Tower, in Ghana's Blackstar Square, in Johannesburg, in Pittsburgh, in Birmingham, Alabama and Birmingham England, we are missing Michael Jackson

But we do know that we had him
And we are the world.

Lovely. Thanks for posting.

:dem:

-Laelth

guess if you're ignoring the MJ threads this won't mean anything to you.

:applause:

:hug:

I adore this woman and her words. Thank you, Maya. Thank you.

...lets us know how special they BOTH are. This is a keeper - For All Time.

...I know how blessed I am, to live in a time with both of them--Maya Angelou and Michael Jackson.

The other blessing, that in my lifetime I've seen record crowds gathered all over the world to say goodbye to Michael Jackson and to welcome our President, Barack Obama.

Thank you again, Triana. You're pretty special to do this, too!
:hug::hi:

..but as you say, it was worth it to have seen these changes in our world.

RIP MJ :(

We did "have" him each of us in our own way, and that's what he wanted and tried to do for us throughout his long career.

that's BEAUTIFUL

:kick:

She goes right to the heart of things in a wonderful way. K & R

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So we lost him.

...I won't say any more. :(

n/t

:wow:

The most priceless thing I've seen on this site in a VERY long time.

Thank you so much for posting this, Triana. Happy to rec.

...to not share it. Michael would want a celebration. This is it.

His passing represents the end of an era. One that had witnessed far too much. I'm amazed that there are people who suggest we should not mourn his passing, or discuss what his life has meant to so many.

RIP Michael Jackson.

Thanks for posting this fitting tribute Triana. K and R. :kick:

...flesh and blood. My brother, or son.

And today is no exception. Absolutely spot on and beautiful

Sadly, we usually don't know or appreciate what we had until it's gone.

...about M.J. I took my eyes off him for a few years - then he vanished. And when I last looked, I didn't look as closely as I wish I had - at who he really was.

Now, he's gone.

I did look to see what he was doing lately and was talking about him a few weeks ago and a concert I took my son to at that time..

Thank you Michael.

And thank you Triana.

"But we do know that we had him
And we are the world."

sum it all up.

Btw, is there a typo?


Though we our many, each of us is achingly alone

should be


Though we are many, each of us is achingly alone

edit time expired before I could fix it. Thanks!

talent, gifted individuals...MJ & Maya are two of these. Despite any controversies, MJ touched the lives of us all. Maya is a favorite poet.

It was a beautiful poem and a tearful day yesterday for those of us who loved him.

Thanks.

Kick! :kick:

k and r

had tears in my eyes and chills when reading this. So true.:hug:

...I expect it'll be a heartache for a long time.

as only you can.

Thank you,Triana,
for a beautiful poem from a
beautiful lady to Michael.

May he rest in peace now.

Loved that line.

capture the essence of the person/subject/event ... and the bare bone truth.


Triana ... you selected an image that melds perfectly with her words. Thanks for posting them together ... it's breathtaking.


K&R

though they weren't created together. I love that photo. It's one of my favorites.

Sometimes poetry can convey what simple words themselves cannot and this was one of those times. Leave it to Maya Angelou. :)

Kicked&Recommended!

the poem by Maya Angelou. Started the tears all over again. Yes, we had him but he will still live on with us. RIP MJ, you will be sorely missed and your fans love you.

Just wanted to share this, I have two of MJ's CDs and Monday was my birthday and my daughters bought me two more, I was so proud.