(Michael Jackson’s death on June 25th, 2009 came as a shock to people all over the world. Never had I thought, that the person whose tunes I grew up on, can die someday, so suddenly, so unexpectedly. I thought him as timeless, as eternal, as interminable….. So did his millions of fans all over the world.
His death, makes us think…..that in reality, death is not partial even to one so famous. All people those we worship in life, be them ordinary ones or even great celebrities, all; all of them are mere mortals. And one day, like us, they will die too.
Yet what will be different about their death is that, they will still continue to live; in our hearts, in our soul, in their talents, their work and in all those people whose lives they have touched.
And this will inspire us that we can be like them too…..
To, Michael Jackson, a person who was our idol, our hero; I dedicate this poem, straight from the heart……….)
We look up to them & are in awe
For they are something different & nice
We love them with all our heart & soul
And follow their all advice
Yet sometimes we are confused
as to what is false & what is really true
How easily do we forget that-
Heroes are people too!
Their successes are our own
Their wins fill us with joy
They are revered as they are
Whether aggressive, sweet or coy
Their downfall is a wound
That never heals in us
Their failures a bad dream
That makes us badly cuss
Its as if our life is attached
To their very existence
No reason justifies our love for them
Be it logic or great distance
Yet sometimes we hate them
Why; we don’t have a clue
How easily do we forget that-
Heroes are people too!
For us, they are an open book
We expect they have nothing to hide
For us, we want them to move ahead
Leaving their personal life aside
When they give us happiness
We lift them up & worship them so
And their mistakes give us sorrow
Its like being struck by a blow
We pry in to what they are
We discuss their all affairs
But we still love their mannerisms
Those high-fi graces and airs
Yet sometimes, they seem so plastic
Like some entity new
How easily do we forget that-
Heroes are people too!
Their illnesses is a cause of concern
They begin residing in our prayer
One so talented should have a long life
Eternal should be the person so rare
And when they die, their death is a shock
Ordinary, what their life seems
For we thought them to be invincible
The rulers of our dreams
But they are mere mortals
Who live like us & die
But between their life & death
Give such a good try
That their ordinary life
Is much more than what ours is
Talents they learn to put to use
Thats what makes them a whiz
And so even when death takes them away
They still live within our heart
They house a particular corner in our mind
And never do they depart
So what they inspire us to do is that
We can be immortal too
They live their life with just a little difference
Otherwise, Heroes are people too!
