The king is dead, the king is dead! Long live the king!

Michael Jackson,

1958 - 2009

Front page news when I woke up in Perth today.

Everyone seems to have something to say about him,

how he was a genius, a born star, a legend.

And how they admired him, loved him, worshipped him.

One wonders where were they when he was in the courtroom defending his honour,

or whether did they comfort him when he went through one, then another divorce.

Or what they said when he had to sell his home, his prized collections, even his white glove for cash to pay the lawyers fees.

Do him a last favour and leave him alone. Vultures.


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