We Had Him - by Maya Angelou

[Triana]

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.

[Laelth]

1. We had him.

Lovely. Thanks for posting.



-Laelth

[UndertheOcean]

2. We Had him. :(

[Fire1]

3. I'm a big fan of hers, too! n/t

[chimpymustgo]

4. Beautiful. Thank you for posting this.

[NeedleCast]

5. 41

[miyazaki]

17. you enjoy spamming these threads with your BULLSHIT?

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

[proud2BlibKansan]

47. Is your hide thread feature broken?

[Catherine Vincent]

6. Just beautiful!

[bliss_eternal]

7. Thank you for this...

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

[Triana]

11. That she wrote this for him on this day...

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

[bliss_eternal]

13. As sad as I am...

...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!

[Triana]

16. It is amazing. Not much I feel lucky to have lived for...

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

[bigwillq]

8. ....

RIP MJ

[Flying Dream Blues]

9. Beautiful! nt

[BigBearJohn]

10. Beautiful and fitting. Thanks for posting. K/R

[blonndee]

12. That was beautiful indeed.

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.

[Raine]

14. THANK YOU

that's BEAUTIFUL

[crispini]

15. Beautiful

[The Backlash Cometh]

18. He will be forever young and outlive us all.

[peacetalksforall]

19. Perfect!

[JohnnyLib2]

20. What an honor.

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

[DaveinJapan]

21. Very cool. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

22. ...

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[donheld]

23. We had him and abused the privilege

So we lost him.

[Triana]

24. You know, I agree...

...I won't say any more.

[Kajsa]

50. +1

n/t

[WillyT]

25. Wow... K & R !!!

[Number23]

26. Girl, Maya and Michael combined in one thread??

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.

[Triana]

32. My pleasure. There is too much beauty in both of them ...

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

[Mira]

27. Picture - Poetry - Perfection as a tribute. Thank you, Maya, and Triana.

[mzmolly]

28. Some of us grew up with Michael Jackson.

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.

[Triana]

33. I grew up with him. He's as much part of me as my own..

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

[Butch350]

54. Ditto squared Triana!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

29. Well, she always did have a way with words

And today is no exception. Absolutely spot on and beautiful

[InvisibleTouch]

30. Great post, thanks.

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

[Triana]

34. And that is the thing that hurts me most...

...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.

[InvisibleTouch]

35. Likewise. n/t

[butterfly77]

57. That is exactly how I feel except that..

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..

[Toucano]

31. Thank you, Maya

Thank you Michael.

And thank you Triana.

[tabatha]

36. The last two lines

"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

[Triana]

38. Yep, typo...

edit time expired before I could fix it. Thanks!

[mother earth]

37. Every now and then we collectively take notice of incredible

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

[shaniqua6392]

39. Thanks for posting!

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

[redqueen]

40. *sniff*

Thanks.

[BumRushDaShow]

41. Error: You've already recommended that thread.

Kick!

[proud patriot]

42. there is another

k and r

[xiamiam]

43. queen latifah did a great job reciting this...i love this poem..appropriate and true..nt

[Duval]

44. triana, thank you so much. I

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

[Triana]

45. Today, I'm still crying when I read it...

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

[FourScore]

46. Beautiful.

[Kajsa]

48. Sing it, Maya Angelou,

as only you can.

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

May he rest in peace now.

[gauguin57]

49. "He came to us from the Creator, trailing creativity in abundance ..."

Loved that line.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

51. Maya's words are perfection. She's always able to...

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

[Triana]

53. That image seemed made for the poem

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

[ObamaKerryDem]

52. Absolutely beautiful and might I add, right on.

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

[butterfly77]

55. I just loved this ...

Kicked&Recommended!

[snappyturtle]

56. Simply beautiful. nt

[akbacchus_BC]

58. Thank you for this thread Triana. How fitting that Queen Latifah read

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.

[BlooInBloo]

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