Glamour and the price of fame... <br />May produce a name. <br />Bright among rhinestoned stars. <br />In shallow glistening galaxies. <br /> <br />Entertained talents rise to heights. <br />To twinkle and dazzle for entire lifetimes. <br />With a climb that shines! <br />And can be difficult to maintain... <br />For those with gifts the envious wish to strip. <br /> <br />The burning fades as age appears. <br />And desires to remove any stains, <br />That may have shamed... <br />To rekindle and regain expectations. <br />Producing a familiar flame. <br />Hopeful to erase those degradations claimed. <br />Seem too exhausting, <br />To give and keep the same unchanged. <br /> <br />Deep feelings felt are not faked. <br />From an unhappiness that takes place... <br />Inside of the heart of the one who knows, <br />Fate awaits. <br />A closure comes and must be exposed. <br /> <br />As others patiently seek to leech and leave! <br />This one sees... <br />And it eventually shows! <br />To a public in deep sorrow. <br />An 'icon' has been divinely robed. <br /> <br />It eventually extinguishes, <br />The light that glows. <br />To forever be remembered, <br />For its authenticity. <br />And genuine heartfelt sensitivity. <br />This stays. <br />Not to go away, <br />From those memories blessed. <br /> <br /> <br />Dedicated in Loving Memory: <br />Michael Joseph Jackson <br />(1958-2009) <br /> <br />'Michael, you will always be loved.'<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/michael-joseph-jackson/
