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Immortality, a state of being glamorized by Ann Rice in her book depictions of vampires; a glamorization that initially swept me up in possibilities and desires to live forever; immortality as defined by Encarta Dictionary is somebody or something so famous as to be remembered for a long time. Like Elvis Presley, Tupac Shakur, and Marvin Gaye, to name a few, the persona and the music of Michael Jackson will exist long after his death making him an immortal being.

R.I.P Michael, a peace that you never really were able to embrace in life. From early childhood, your life was filled with the madness and sadness forced upon you by others. The only thing worse to me in life than a liar is a pedophile. This is the label that was placed on Michael Jackson, along with Wacko Jacko, by those who felt uncomfortable with his differences; those who found it easier to label him rather than try to understand and truly accept him.

Although I never followed the stories relating to his “crimes against children”, I did have to question the believability of the cases especially the second case. Why would you leave your child alone with someone who has a record of a crime against children unless you had a directed motive – that motive being to provide an opportunity to get paid?

I’m not even sure I believed the first incident, I was not there, I did not witness what went on but I do believe that in his naivety combined with the fact that Michael Jackson was indeed “different”, he left the door open for parasites to paint the picture they wanted to paint in order to benefit. When you don’t know who you are in life, there will always be someone out in the world who attempts to make you into who they want you to be – this was so true of Michael.

Even it these things were true about him, how can you be sure that he was not sexually abused by those he came in contact with during his rise to fame as a young child after all, he tried so hard to look like a girl – what exactly motivated that behavior and what motivated him to lighten his skin?

What I do know for fact is that Michael Jackson was gifted, a highly sensitive being in a world full of insensitivity. That’s a terrible place to be; a lonely place to be. While not all of his music reflected this in the beat, because most of his music was upbeat, some of his music did reflect, so eloquently, the struggles within himself and the struggles that took place in the world with everyday people.

These struggles were very real struggles for Michael Jackson as he sought understanding and acceptance. However, mostly his struggles were struggles to feel loved which personified, in real time, the old adage that money can’t buy you love it also does not bring peace, for neither thing did Michael Jackson ultimately have.

When I originally heard the news yesterday, June 25, 2009, of Michael’s death and heard that he died of heart failure, I visualized his heart having been broken by his life experiences and my heart became heavy with sadness. I realized that all of the negativity that had taken place in his life had conspired to take him away from here way too soon. My soul cried for him but I also realized that in his death came peace and an immortality that will last throughout time without him having to suffer the verbal attacks he experienced in this life just for being different.

This is a true, painless immortality, not like the immortality of vampires where even they grew weary of the world and went into hibernation for long periods of time. Michael Jackson left his mark on a world that was rather cruel to him at times but he will be forever remembered, for his style and musical genius, in the world he left behind - the only way I wish to remember him regardless of what the media brings to light after death. Hopefully, no definitively, I know he has found peace as well as the unconditional love and understanding, he so craved here on earth.

And that’s the way I see it!!!

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