Who read the poem Maya Angelou wrote about Michael Jackson at his memorial today?
Queen Latifah was one of the many celebrities to pay tribute to Michael Jackson at the singer’s public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday (July 7). She told the crowd that Jackson had been an inspiration to her and that she loved “Michael from a distance.” In addition to saying that, like so many of his fans, she “loved him all my life,” she also read a poem that Maya Angelou wrote in tribute for the occasion called “We Had Him”: Beloveds, now we know that we know nothing, now that our bright and shining star can slip away from our fingertips like a puff of summer wind. Without notice, our dear love can escape our doting embrace. Sing our songs among the stars and walk our dances across the face of the moon. In the instant that Michael is gone, we know nothing. No clocks can tell time. No oceans can rush our tides with the abrupt absence of our treasure. Though we are many, each of us is achingly alone, piercingly alone. Only when we confess our confusion can we r
Queen Latifah was one of the many celebrities to pay tribute to Michael Jackson at the singer’s public memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday (July 7). She told the crowd that Jackson had been an inspiration to her and that she loved “Michael from a distance.” In addition to saying that, like so many of his fans, she “loved him all my life,” she also read a poem that Maya Angelou wrote in tribute for the occasion called “We Had Him”: Sources: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615416/20090707/jackson_michael.
