Ok Lets talk about Michael
But first we have to talk about black people
I just posted an article titled
“In Jackson’s Death, Black Ambivalence Fades
Now what does this mean?
Firstly let talk about black folks
We talk about every one
And lord knows
When Michael started
Stripping his skin
He left us wondering
NO I don’t think
We wondered if he was still black
NO we are American
We know the one drop rule
We knew what this
Was all about
Michael
Was one of the first to pass into the world
Of white and more
He Stumbled
But, He took the collective Conscience
Of black America unto his self
He did this through his music
He did this through the physical vision
Of what he had become
Ok I am not speaking to all of us
I like my skin color
And thanks to
Stephen Sampson
My racial identity was more than just a bit fine
But Michael
He took straightening of the hair
To the extreme
He just did what Malcolm did
While in prison
When he put that lie in his hair
Then he did what many black were doing in the country
Anyway way
With natanolia, or nutanile
Bleaching their skin
My mother once told me that when
Black kids were born
That many of their mothers would
Take their babies
Young pliable noses
And squeeze them straight
Shape the nose with their fingers
Other mothers would take the babies urine
And spread it around on different
Body parts to lighten the skin
Urine has a bleaching element in it
And its sterile so don’t panic
Anyway
This is a true story for those of you too young
To remember
Yea Michael
Just became the public face
Of a systemically
Confused black America
He wasn’t listening too closely
To James Brown words
Another man who lived a troubled life
But whose blackness was never in dispute
Despite many of the things that he did
That seemed to be contrary to this
James also straightened his hair
But was black as tar baby
So he had no choice
So when Michael
Did all of this we were confused
But not really
We were shocked
But not really
And most of all
We knew he was ill
Knew that any one that hated their skin color
Enough to change it
Had some serious problems
Inside
And at a certain point
We thought that Michael
Was lost to us
But as a race
We know
Just like OJ
Just like Clarence Thomas
He and They will return to the fold before they die
And when they do
And I predict this for Clarence too
We will mourn them
Mourn what America did to them
Was Michael an Uncle Tom?
Not at all
Confused
Hurting inside
And fragile
Yes
Think about some of the crazy stuff Michael did
Look
I didn’t want to mention this
But I will
Michael loved them boys
Now he could have brought his own island
In some dark depressed country
And did what ever he wanted to
Like the Saudi sheiks and other rich crazy people
He could have done this
Out of the light of day
And the prying eyes of the press
But America left his mark
And nothing would do for Michael
But white boys
It was a tell tale sign
Of his perversion
But I think most of all
Of his need
His love of any thing American
How many black guys are dating white woman
Now not because they like them
Not because they found some one
Who they can care for
But because they are simply white
And that white skin renews them
Or feels better to them
So let’s not just talk about Michael
And it’s ok to date any one
Regardless of color
But when you choose a color
Over a sincere desire
You are a product of America
Anyway
I don’t know if this makes sense
But their were many times
That that Michael didn’t
But he was a genius
Stuff that legends are written about
And legends usually die badly
And alone
Like Captain Kirk said
He would did alone
And he did
Michael predicted much of the same thing
Michael was and is a black man
Who expressed more clearly than most
The hurtful reminders of slavery
And misdirection
And self hatred
If you couldn’t see the beauty of the violence in his dance
The transformation of Michael on stage
To the wimpy little creature
That spoke in public
You were missing it
Anyway
He was one of us
And although some may think that
This is not so
Michael never left the fold
He just took a short vacation
Black people talk about every one
Why would Michael be immune?
That’s what we do
We can say things that are really really racist
About ourselves and about others
But
Our intent is much different
It cultural I think
Sitting around with nothing to do
But play the dozens…………………
It’s what we do
Anyway
That black community has always
Welcomed
Any one who by default
Wanted to join it
So Michael
I can’t write a poem about you yet
I am still too stunned
Not by your death
But by what I want to say
Still to stunned by so many leaving at once
But ill get to it
Let me think on this for a minute
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