A Touching Poem by Charlene 'Michael, Forgive Us'

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A Touching Poem by Charlene 'Michael, Forgive Us'

Michael, Forgive Us

I’m so sorry I was not there

To lift you up, let you know I cared

When things got tough, the world so cruel

It wasn’t enough just to say “those fools!”

Your dignity was trampled

Your light snuffed out

Your faith in humanity

Was plagued with doubt

How could one so gentle and pure

Be tortured more than anyone could endure?

You always gave your love and kindness

Showing us how to be our best

For this they told the horrid lies

For money and greed, to claim the prize

Your soul did not matter

They held your heart on a platter

To be diced and sliced, chopped into bits

They were not nice, but you took the hits

Held yourself with dignity and grace

You stood tall, the demons to face

And even though you were found innocent

The light in your eyes would remain reticent

Never to quite fully recover

Its former brilliance went undercover

Safe and protected from the enemies of your heart

Cushioned from harm you made a new start

Healed a bit, but still not the same

Your light was beginning to burn through the shame

Peaking through the shield of pain

It started to shine from your soul once again

This Is It was the plan

A gift for the fans

We were thrilled beyond measure

Singing and dancing your dream, your adventure

You would give us such pleasure!

To us, your brilliance was never gone

We held you in our hearts all along

Waiting for your wounded soul to heal

Returning to the stage to make us feel

The heat and passion

of your love and affection

We would once again be wooed by your amazing perfection!

Then….out of the blue

your soul was taken from this world

On June twenty-fifth, our minds were in a whirl

Can it be true? Is this for real?

In shock and disbelief, we could not feel

Numbed by the news, the world went silent

The stage was now empty, your light stolen from it

Is there something we could’ve done to prevent it?

Loved you more? Healed the planet?

Would that have changed your story in the end?

Would sleep have been your friend?

Did we not do enough while you were here

To show appreciation for your gifts so dear?

For sacrifices made to deliver the message,

was our offering no more than a mere vestige?

A sample so small, you couldn’t see

That you were making a difference

How could this be?

We let you down, fell prey to the shadow

Apathy conveyed through our lives so shallow

Did you have to die for us to know

The importance of your life, your message, your show?

If we had only been

more like a true friend

Listened to your heart from the start

You knew all along that what you had to share

Was critical for the world to hear

You tried… gave us everything you had

Your joy, your anger, the good and the “Bad”

We heard your message, but didn’t respond

We just wanted a piece of you ’cause we were so fond

Your love was pure, your beauty bright

Your sweetness made our hearts take flight

And even though you loved our adoration

It wasn’t enough to prevent your ultimate submission

The pain was too much, the darkness very real

It took you from us, I don’t think we’ll ever heal

I’m not sure what I could’ve done

Written a letter? Called you on the phone?

I am nobody… would you have known?

Could I have made a difference, kept you from goin’?

Put the light back in your eyes for the world to see?

Restored your faith in humanity?

Taken your pain? Kissed and made it all better?

Turned the rain into sunshine with just a letter?

Now that I know, now that you’re gone

I cannot change it, the past is said and done

But I can beg forgiveness for my apathy

Try to make a difference in your name… throughout eternity

The messages you worked so hard to impart

Continue to be real, still rendered from your heart

Now free of limitations

I can do my part

Heal the world, change human relations

What I should’ve done from the very start

Making amends to you in this way

Will not bring you back, but it will make “them” pay

Justice for you will take a new form

For love and kindness will become the norm

All who love you are joining hands

A gesture of unity among your fans

creating a new community

With love at the center of all we do

Your lessons remembered, this is our cue

To make the world a better place…for you!

Let us not forget, always respect

Your example was perfect

No need to change it…dissect it…or reject it

May the Force of Love continue in your name,

Dear Michael…

One who is most like God

04/03/10

Posted April 14, 2010

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