Reflections, Courtesy of Me and An Empty Mirror

[amarissia]

Yet again I must tell you that I won't be around much for a while, what with RL sticking its nosy...nose into things. So don't worry if I take forever getting back to you. I will continue, barring some sort of emergency, to check in as much as possible, and I will keep updating. I have a feeling some of you might come after me if I left a story unfinished. :)

That's all I thought I'd have to tell you, but RL, again, deals my iner child a devastating blow. Michael Jackson is gone. The man has left his place at the mirror, left after giving us more than most entertainers can ever dream of offering in a single lifetime, left and returned to the Neverland he hailed from, where no one need grow up, where childhood is eternal rather than stolen. He was an important part of my life's soundtrack for as long as I can remember. And the music is, I hope, what people will remember. Sleep, and be hurt no more. Thank you for everything.

"I leave thy praises unexpress'd
In verse that brings myself relief,
And by the measure of my grief
I leave thy greatness to be guess'd;

What practice howsoe'er expert
In fitting aptest words to things,
Or voice the richest-toned that sings,
Hath power to give thee as thou wert?

I care not in these fading days
To raise a cry that lasts not long,
And round thee with the breeze of song
To stir a little dust of praise.

Thy leaf has perish'd in the green,
And, while we breathe beneath the sun,
The world which credits what is done
Is cold to all that might have been.

So here shall silence guard thy fame;
But somewhere, out of human view,
Whate'er thy hands are set to do
Is wrought with tumult of acclaim."

- "In Memoriam A.H.H.", Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Comments

[icewolf89.livejournal.com]

RL is a pain in the ass.... I really hope everything works out for you :)

Michael Jackson... It truly is a loss. I used to hear to a lot of his musics when I was little. And even now I keep listening and simply can't get tired of it! I also hope that people will remember him for his musical talent.

[lenine2.livejournal.com]

RL needs to be put in its place.

I'd beg and grovel for updates, but I'm far too sophisticated for that.

I didn't think I paid much attention to MJ until yesterday, when one of my radio stations played nothing but Jackson Five and MJ songs all day. I realized that he was always there in the background. What a voice. And what an entertainer.

[katsumikg.livejournal.com]

I know RL can be very bothersome sometimes u___u Thanks godness for video games, anime and bishies xD

I was very shocked about Michael Jackson...o_o i wasn't expecting that at all. He was indeed a great musician. It's sad he died in such a way, lately a lot of artists are dying, (well, not that lately) but not in what i call a "normal" way...like, going to bed when they're about 90...something years old, and die just because they were old and it was their time to go... it's sad!!

Let's just remember Michael Jackson for the great music he left us!!