We run from truth and SPIT on a Golden Grave, pretending not to care, scared to be alive

[omega minimo]

Easier to mock than reflect, consider any impact
Cultural or personal, historic or individual,
To the passing of a person of such
Non/Importance
That the survivors of Climate Change
Will wonder if he was Egyptian.

Dying, dying a celebrity death, by someone who had already died
And risen from his own ashes
Spread those pale ashes on his dark skin.........

Cutting -- forget moonwalking -- the Artist Formerly Known As Alive
Invented cutting, scarification, branding of oneself as a commodity,
A living logo, a strutting "corporate person"
With a high high voice
Grabbing his crotch.

Mockery became the zeitgeist -- what else could it be with clowns and liars as public figures.
How else to deal with language intended to obfuscate, to crazy make, to mind fuck, to shockandawe.
His friends President Pretend and VioletEyes ActressIcon escorted him to his Land of Oz.
His record sales were off the charts.

Crazy hip cool hypocritical hiding behind surgical masks cutting off our nose to spite our face grabbing our crotch
Inventing the Neverland of our dreams riding private Ferris Wheels into oblivion
Each of us in our hideaways of helplessness
Spinning straw into gold and throwing stones
Out the tower window across the moat.

Hell, we ARE Michael Jackson.

[aquart]

1. Oh, good grief.

I am NOT Michael Jackson. Never was. Never will be. Thank God.

[omega minimo]

2. When you look in the moat

there's no reflection.

[liberalhistorian]

37. Amen to that! I'm so tired of hearing

that, and this fucking hero worship for a talentless pedophile, and you just can't get away from it anywhere you go.

[Greyhound]

3. OMFG at least have the decency to put his name in the title so I can hide it

without having to waste the time finding out that it is yet another fucking MJ waste.

[omega minimo]

6. LOL

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

File under "It's just a poem, Dude." :hi:

[obliviously]

13. Honestly

it was a good poem at that. I don't just hand out compliments. I like poems!

[omega minimo]

14. do you also write them?

sometimes the form -- "even on DU" -- is the most appropos............

please share.

[obliviously]

15. I am a lousy writer

I slept through english class to many times. It is kind of like music I have a good ear but I can't play I especially like piano. You must enjoy writing. It is a gift to express yourself that way.

[omega minimo]

17. Ah it's merely

a rhythm thing, to which I can largely thank black music I grew up with, including MJ's, growing up in diverse communities, exposed to the rhythms of diverse cultures and accents. As well as white "gift o' gab" blood.

There is a poem up on DU that Maya Angelou spoke today -- it's okay. What's most striking in reading it (I did not see in on TV or hear it) is that I hear the poet's voice as I read the words, I am fa mil i ar with her ca- dence and em phas is.................

So if we
each
slow up
and lis
ten
to
our
own
in
ner
ry
thm


we might have a note
worth tossin cross the moat.

[obliviously]

19. The maya poem addressed his talent

yours addressed his character.

[omega minimo]

20. and ours

and I would love to see you and anyone else

play
with the
sy
llables
o
bliviously

:pals:

[Greyhound]

16. OK, now you've gone and made me actually read it.

I'm not very knowledgeable, or a fan of, poetry but that seems pretty good to me.

I still never liked his music much and he was a pedophile, but he was the best at what he did.
:hi:

[omega minimo]

18. Bless you Greyhound, we always seem to reach across the moat

IMHO that IS the BEST of DU :yourock: I did NOT come for an echo chamber, I love the notion we can hear -- or even learn :wow: from -- each other.

Thank you so much.

[obliviously]

4. Exellent writing! Thank you! N/T

[omega minimo]

7. Well bless your heart

obliviously :spray: clever handle

[obliviously]

10. All the good names were used up. N/T

[omega minimo]

11. LOL ow cough LOL ROFLOL

oh shit. I misunderstimated you. :rofl: :spray: :cry:

[Catherine Vincent]

5. I was going to post that I never grabbed my crotch

But on reflection, I did. Only in private, if you catch my drift. :evilgrin:

[omega minimo]

8. riding the Ferris Wheel watching the fireworks

you betcha

[WillyT]

9. Way Cool...

K & R!!!

:hippie:

[omega minimo]

12. Well there you are, brother

Much obliged to meet your approval.

[bertman]

21. I'm sick to death of Michael worship, but I love your poem.

The last line not so much. But, hey, that's poetic license.

[omega minimo]

24. We're sick to death of everything

Today's a good example.

We still gotta go ON. :toast: He don't!! All these people so fixated on NOT reflecting on WHAT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for your reply :hi:

[bertman]

35. Oh no's!! I'm loving today. It's beautiful and sunny and warm. My wonderful wife made

delicious coffee. My dog is happy. The birds are chirping. The kitties are snoozing. The deer ate all the corn out of the bowl we put out for them.

I'm going on. Happily.

You too!!

Cheers.



:hi:

[omega minimo]

36. Simple pleasures

What a wonderful morning. Full moon last night.

:toast:

[inna]

22. rec#9, and i'm not even a (huge) fan of Jackson's, by any means....

:applause:

:pals:

[omega minimo]

26. Inna

a not-arbitrary or OP-serving, belated "Welcome to DU" :yourock: :grouphug: :pals:

[Senator]

23. K&R

[omega minimo]

27. Senator

[Senator]

33. ...

I miss Andy. And I think he would have kicked this.

--

[PSzymeczek]

25. Golden Grave?

Oh. Freaking. Please.

[omega minimo]

28. What do you have a problem with, dear Peggy?

:popcorn:

[omega minimo]

29. The OP was wrong, the Community is not so cowardly or confused

:yourock:

[omega minimo]

30. Good God the OP sounds like Drew Barrymoroe, let's hope they'res some redemption here.

[JohnnyLib2]

31. Kerouac lives!

In spirit. I'm glad. :thumbsup: :hi:

[omega minimo]

32. wow

:toast:

[Name removed]

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[mitchum]

38. That's really good

I mean that

[omega minimo]

39. Thanks mitchum

inspired by all the rigmarole on DU ;)

[Prometheus Bound]

40. Great stuff! More, please.

[omega minimo]

41. Wow, thanks. May we hear yours, also?

:hi:

[Prometheus Bound]

42. I have nothing to give.

I don't know what's wrong with me. I love reading poetry but I've never been able to write it.

When I need a poem I ask my wife for one.

[omega minimo]

43. They are just syllables and sounds

bouncing around. :toast: