Queen Latifah read an outstanding poem, We Had Him, that was written by Dr. Maya Angelou in tribute to the late Michael Jackson. The poem was read during Jackson’s public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles today. We Had Him
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 walk our dances across the face of the moon.
In the instant that Michael is gone, we know nothing. No clocks can tell time. No oceans can rush our tides with the abrupt absence of our treasure.
Though we are 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, his life was sheathed in mother love, family love, and survived and did more than that.
He thrived with passion and compassion, humor and style. We had him whether we know who he was or did not know, he was ours and we were his.
We had him, beautiful, delighting our eyes.
His hat, aslant 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 Black Star Square.
In Johannesburg and Pittsburgh, in Birmingham, Alabama, and Birmingham, England
We are missing Michael.
But we do know we had him, and we are the world.
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Its my first time visiting the blog…Just wanted to say that I loved, loved, loved this poem. Dr. Angelou is truly profound. And Queen did it justice. Rest in peace MJ.
Look forward to stopping by more often!
FIRST & FOREMOST I WOULD LIKETO ACKNOWELDGE HOW DEEPLY SADDENED I AM BY HIS PASSING. NEXT I WILL LIKE TO SAY DR. MAYA ANGELOU DID A GREAT JOB WRITING THIS POEM AND INSPIRING ME TO RECITE IT IN MY ENGLISH 3 CLASS THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY, AND I ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT SHE MADE A GREAT CHOICE OF HAVING QUEEN LATIFA RECITE HER POEM. NO ONE COULD’VE READ THAT POEM WITH SO MUCH PASSION. AND THAT IS WHY I AM GOING TO PRACTICE SO I SOUND CLOSE TO HER.
R.I.P MICHAEL!
thats a nice poem i am very touch of that poem we are world
It’s my first time to be in blog and i miss Michael terribly. I ran out of words to express my feelings for Michael, all I could say is that Michael was a star. He was shining bright and is the most beautiful thing on earth. He was like the sun. He rises and sets with us everyday. He was like the moon, he was when we have no light to guide our way. He was like friend in our heart. Michael was called a Moonwalker. He walked on our hearts, but now he had to walk back to God because he couldn’t take no more pain from this world. He couldn’t take no more. So instead God gave him permission to come back to Him so Michael could have peace. Now it’s our turn to “heal the world’ and make it a better place for everybody. Let us not walk with a blind towards those who have needs. Hold my hand and I will hold yours and together we will walk our way around the world, healing it the same time. I love Michael, I always did.