This really came as a shock to hear that the King of Pop is dead. I was at work and my Mom who now lives in California called me and said, “Do you know who just died?” I knew that this morning Farrah Fawcett died around 9:30. She died of colon cancer, that’s what I knew. She’s been battling cancer for a long time. And I answered, “Yes, I knew that Farrah died this morning.” “No, your favorite died,” Mom said. “My favorite who?” And I was shocked and saddened it was Michael Jackson who just died after a cardiac arrest. I immediately looked at the news online and found out of his sudden death. That was really sad news, we really never heard that he was so sick because he just signed up for a live tour in Europe. Back in the 80’s we danced with his music, I literally grew up with his songs. I have a collection of his CDs throughout the years, a true Michael Jackson fan since grade school. “One Day in Your Life” was one of my favorite songs and I still sing it in the shower until these days. And who can forget “Thriller” and the most-famous “moonwalk?”
Hard to believe it, but he is gone… Michael Jackson, in spite of his huge success and popularity all over the globe, he died a lonely, unhappy man. He made bad choices in life that destroyed his career but his music will stay for a long, long time.
“Have you seen my Childhood?
I’m searching for the world that I come from
‘Cause I’ve been looking around
In the lost and found of my heart…
No one understands me
They view it as such strange eccentricities…
‘Cause I keep kidding around
Like a child, but pardon me…
People say I’m not okay
‘Cause I love such elementary things…
It’s been my fate to compensate,
for the Childhood I’ve never known…
Have you seen my Childhood?
I’m searching for that wonder in my youth
Like pirates and adventurous dreams,
Of conquest and kings on the throne…
Before you judge me, try hard to love me,
Look within your heart then ask,
Have you seen my Childhood?
People say I’m strange that way
‘Cause I love such elementary things,
It’s been my fate to compensate,
For the Childhood I’ve never known…
Have you seen my Childhood?
I’m searching for that wonder in my youth
Like fantastical stories to share
The dreams I would dare, watch me fly…
Before you judge me, try hard to love me.
The painful youth I’ve had
Have you seen my Childhood….”
