Michael Jackson more than the greatest entertainer...

Michael Jackson was more than an awesome entertainer. He was a great humanitarian and a champion for all people around the world especially children. After his untimely passing on June 25th I cried at least once a day for at least six weeks straight. It has been several weeks since I cried but today as word spread that his death was "officially" ruled a homicide.....I cried again. I was just in Los Angeles a week before his death. Took a pic of his star on Hollywood Blvd. and took a tour that drove me in front of his rental house (Christmas wreaths and all :0). All the excitement and then a week later tragedy. Michael Jackson was soooo much to me! He was a part of my growing up! His family especially Janet were my idols and the Jackson family was a huge part of Black American culture and pride. Some people don't understand how I feel for him. They see him as just a fallen entertainer. He was soooo much more and he was one of the first stars to say "hey let's feed these hungry children, let's help these kids with cancer." All the world did was eat him up and spit lies about him. I hate that in his lifetime he did not experience all the love shown towards him since his death. Michael Jackson will forever live on in my heart and so many others. I wanted to share the words to "Can You Feel It." It was written by Michael and his brother Jackie for their Triumph album. It was not only an awesome song but breaking video of its time. Many times we were so awed by the movements of Michael and his talented family we may have not listened to so many touching lyrics such as these (embedded video too):

Can you feel it,
Can you feel it,
Can you feel it

If you look around
The whole world's coming together now, babe

Can you feel it,
Can you feel it,
Can you feel it

Feel it in the air,
The wind is taking it everywhere, yeah

Can you feel it,
Can you feel it,
Can you feel it

All the colors of the world should be
Lovin’ each other wholeheartedly
Yes, it’s all right
Take my message to your brother and tell him twice
Spread the word and try to teach the man
Who is hating his brother,
When hate won’t do, hoo
‘cuz we’re all the same,
yes the blood inside of me is inside of you

Now tell me can you feel it,
(Hee)can you feel it,
can you feel it

Now tell me
can you feel it,
can you feel it,
can you feel it, yeah yeah, uhh

Sing aloud,
because we want to make a crowd, yeah
touch a hand sing,
a sound so pure salvation rings,

tell me can you feel it,
can you feel it,
can you feel it, yeah yeah , hoo

can you feel it, hee
can you feel it, ooo oooooo
can you feel it

All the children of the world should be
loving each other wholeheartedly,
yes it's alright,
take my message to your brother and tell him twice,
take the news to the marching men,
who are killing their brothers when death won't do, hee
'cuz were all the same
yes the blood inside of me is inside of you,

now tell me can you feel it,
tell me can you feel it,
can you feel it, hee

can you see what's goin' down,
can you feel it in your bones,
can you feel it, hee

yeah yeah, hoo

Every breath you take
Is someone’s death in another place
('nother place, 'nother place, 'nother place)
Every healthy smile
Is hunger and strife to another child
('nother child, 'nother child,)
But the stars do shine
In promising salvation, is near this time
(Near this time)
Can you feel it now
So brothers and sisters show me you know how
Now tell me, can you feel it,
Tell me can you feel it,
Can you feel it, hey hey, hoo, (talk)-(goin' down)
can you see what's goin' down
open up your mi- hi-hi hind,

All the children of the world should be,
loving each other wholeheartedley, hoo
yes it's alright
take my message to your brother and tell him twice,(Haaa ha)
tell the news to the marching men
who are killing their brothers when death won't do, hee
yes we're all the same
yes the blood inside my veins is inside of you,

now tell me can you feel it,
can you feel it,
can you feel it

(can you,can you,can you feel it yeah) Can you feel it
(can you feel it)can you feel it
(can you feel it)can you feel it.

Now I ask can you feel it? ~Rika