[b]THE KING OF POP – A BALLAD


To those who yearn for an ode
As only, the forum bard can
Hearken!
Ye restless ones, longing for the rested,
Hearken!

An ode you wished! A ballad I give
Of a black boy wonder
Who entranced the world
Blacks, whites
With enchanted melody, and
Melodrama
Thrilling them

Hearken, ye mourning souls! Hearken!!
To a ballad
Of a young African-American
A handsome man
Who many moons ago
Taught the world, the scintillating art
Of Moon-walking!

Oh, ye my wistful people, hearken!
To a ballad
Of the King - of Pop
Who craved childhood
Like never before
So much so, that he lived
With little boys in
An amusement park!
Of a King
Who dreaded aging,
That he slept in
An Oxygen casket!

Hearken, ye discontent people! Hearken!!
To a ballad of a Blackman,
Who detested his colour
So much so, that he morphed to a hideous ‘white’ man
Sacrificing his nose, and
Humanity!

Hearken, ye craving people! Hearken!!
To a ballad of a ‘white’ Blackman
An alleged child molester,
Not humane enough,
Even to the cancer stricken!

A ballad of a middle-aged king
Sad, hurting, withdrawn, and
Drowning
In a pool of debts, and bills!

A ballad of frail king
With failing health
Who risked his life for a lifeline!
A ballad of a man
Who died trying to re-emerge!
A ballad of Michael Jackson (RIP)[/b]

Nice, . . .love it,

Wow. That was fast. Thanks my dear.

u welcome,

Its nice check out "WE HAD HIM (mj)" by maya angelou

My Nairalanders, Pls, Vote for Dclique as assistant moderator in Education section, thanx

Hearty round of applause from me, Emeka. That was quite good! Gripped me from start to finish by your slow unravelling of Michael's life. It started as I would have expected, in pure praise, and every so slowly broke into a harsh but realistic portrayal of the weird roller-coaster that was his life. Bravo!

A Nice Poem.

Thanks Zibby, and thanks all for the positives.