Chapter Twenty One: Birds Flock Together, Not Of A Feather.

I sat there watching
Bright hope, shining stars
And I feel so empty
I haven’t gone that far

And I watch your talents
I know, I have none
And I feel so empty
Only doing things for fun

Why is there a chasm
Over which I stand
Never only on either bank
One foot in both lands

Fiery words all
I’ve heard them before
Set fire on dry kindling
To inspire us more

Where, where
Is the recognition
That strong sense of pride
Why, why only confusion?

Where should I be
In this vast space on earth
Fit into a pigeon hole
Prepared from my birth?

Tell me why I feel lost then
When flocking a-feather
Why I am separated
Even as I stand together

Where are my roots
Neither here nor there
Please, someone tell me
Someone, just tell me where...

Chapter Twenty: That's All It Takes.

I

What nuances, so subtle
Teaches us to presume
That a visage affixed will stay in place
The intensity daily resume

II

That one look, one glance
And so ever more
Enough, to mesmerize
A thousand times more than before
Just then, how it struck me
Such beauty on a profile
I have seen so often
That to me it was hidden for a little while
III

Look you there, blind as a mole
You could not see beyond your tunnel
Or the world as a whole
And when it whispered to me
I replied gladly
And from there
Does my story unfold.

Chapter Nineteen: It's Ashamed I Am of You.

It's ashamed, ashamed
Ashamed I am of you
That you could do such a thing
And to your comrade too
Tis sad, just sad
Sad I am to see
Such conduct from a child
Who shares a race with me
It's despair, despair
Despair I feel to think
That at your tender age
You've tied unsavoury links
It's time, nigh time
Many do agree
What monsters are we creating;
Open your eyes and see!

Chapter Eighteen: It All Died With You.

It all died with you
The sun and hills and all
When you went so suddenly
Their world did crash and fall

So much joy you brought
And sorrow in your wake
The floods of tears we wept
No less than for your sake

Once upon your lifetime
The stage was at your feet
While you played with melodies
Made wide margins meet

Now that you have gone
Leaving us mere memories
A legend in your time
And in future legacies

May you live on forever
In the bright star of your name
Revered for your raison d'etre,
The true reason for your fame.

Rest in peace, Michael, King of Pop. The world laments for you.