Innocent!

It was brought to my attention on January 31 this year that this was the date in 2005 when Michael stood before a judge and plead 'not guilty' to unthinkable charges which were brought against him by a money hungry family and a greedy politician. I couldn't get the imagined picture of him standing in that courtroom proclaiming his innocence out of my mind. Other images of his famous walks to and from the courthouse in Santa Maria, California, during the 5 month trial that followed his official plea flooded my thoughts as well. And I couldn't help thinking about all the events leading up to that time as well as the events that followed the jury's verdict of "Not Guilty" 14 times on June 13, 2005. This date will stand out in history as the day Michael Jackson was declared innocent of child molestation; but even though he was exonerated, the truth is, his life would never be the same after that. And we continued to hear slanderous remarks and innuendoes regurgitated by the media and the public from those who just couldn't seem to believe in his innocence. It's an unfortunate and an unjustified misconception we are still dealing with today.

This is not the first time I have thought of these things, nor is it the first time I have cried many tears over the injustice of this insane situation and how it crushed Michael's soul! But this is the first time I found the words to express all that was occupying my heart and mind when these images - these memories - came flooding back all at once.

This remarkable journey I've been on with Michael since June 25, 2009, has led me through some extreme highs and lows along the way, learning new things at every turn about this innocent and generous man we all love so very much. I just keep loving him more and more as time goes on and I want him to know how much of a difference he has made in my life. I want him to know that everything he gave us...all he sacrificed...all he endured was somehow not in vain. The impact he has made on my life and the lives of so many around the world is a powerful testimony to the effectiveness of his life's work and the mission he was here to accomplish! I bow before him in humble gratitude for the precious gifts he shared with us at such a high cost! And I thank God every day for the gift of Michael in this world!

His message was love, pure and simple... we got it!... And we're not letting it go!

 

Innocent!

An innocent man went to trial today

Accused of things he couldn't even say

Seventy officers invaded his home

Ransacked and pillaged through everything he owned

The paradise he'd created

Lost its soul that day

And Neverland lost its Peter Pan

Because they couldn't accept

He was an innocent man

Handcuffed, paraded before all of humanity

Viscious tongues lashed out in glee, "He's Guilty!"

The lynching began before the trial even started

This innocent man was hate's favorite target

Thirsty for blood, they couldn't wait

For him to meet his presumed fate

Humble and proud, he stood before the judge

"I'm not guilty, your honor

And I want you to know I won't hold a grudge

I forgive them, you see

For they know not what they do

I'll face the jury

Then the world will know the truth"

His innocent nature was not an act

Some found it hard to believe

'Cause the truth is, as a matter of fact

On stage he was a 'beast'

A sensitive man to the very core

An artist, a genius, a master of his craft

We'd never seen anything... or anyone

Quite like him before

His love of children

Was the whole of his existence

Without them, you see, he wouldn't want to be

The children of the world were his reason for living

They knew his true soul

His innocence they could see

A healer of the sick

And a lover of all things pure

He believed in magic, this innocent man

And he only wanted to share it

With everyone throughout the land

Bringing joy and escapism

To this hurting world

He gave us all he had to give

His love, energy and light

Put our spirits in a whirl

Growing wings to fly

Like Peter Pan

Above the clouds so high

A child at heart

God's innocent delight

He inspired us all to be child-like

To love as a child loves

And to remember their plight

But the media vultures

And their pandering public

Didn't understand

The purity of his soul

They really believed

He was capable of hurting

The very thing

That made him feel whole

They judged and ridiculed

Laughed and pointed

Chewed him up and spit him out

They were ugly and mean

They just didn't understand

What this innocent man

Was really all about

The trial was a farce

It should never have been

And ultimately

They couldn't convict

This innocent man

But they took his soul

In two thousand and five

And even though

He came back to show us

He was ever alive

This innocent man

Would leave us again

When the doctor contrived

To let him die

In the year two thousand and nine

Although his body is gone from this earth

His spirit lives on

A new day, a new birth!

His love penetrates

The hearts of those who believe

'Cause he planted the seed

In you and in me

The gifts God gave him for us to see

How to live and love and just how to be

Have inspired us to be the very best that we can be

He gave us insight to heal this planet

So, we're workin' day and night to put some love back in it

'Cause this innocent man

Gave his all to humanity

To heal the world

For the children, you see

The very thing

He was accused of hurting

So, no matter what they say

No matter what they do

They can't take away his innocence

We'll see to it they never forget

If it's the last thing we ever do!

01/31/11

 Copyright © 2011 by Charlene Burgess 

 

 The following video is provided courtesy of:
Valmai Owens, Dir. of Publications at MJTP.
Thank you Valmai!