When Michael Jackson Died

I still remember exactly where I was when I found out, sitting in my rocking chair with the TV on mute, trying to make sense of something that made absolutely no sense. In a coma. No chance of coming out of it. Dead. Brain dead. Officially dead. Those words scrolled across the bottom of the screen, interspersed with “The King of Pop,” “Series of dates,” “Los Angeles,” and “coroner’s office.” And I sat there as mute as the television set, with tears brimming in my eyes that just wouldn’t come. Not then. It was too fresh, too unreal to be real.

Michael Jackson was dead. And the world would never be the same again. MY world would never be the same. Continue reading “When Michael Jackson Died”

Putting On New Music

I’ll admit it. I hardly ever try anything new. I eat the same foods I have always eaten. I sleep on the same side of the bed I’ve always slept on. I watch the same types of TV programs I’ve always watched. I even wear the same colors I’ve always worn (they bring out the … Continue reading Putting On New Music

The Song

The song is on mute again Words scrolling across the screen Characters in a language I do not know A careless whisper barely heard Yet followed by heart And I switch on the sound Lost in my own semi-consciousness Tuned into the subliminal Betrayed by my own frequency Trapped on repeat Bounding around inside my … Continue reading The Song