Our Loss of Icons

RESPECT FOR OUR LOST ICONS {by Nadine Jessel}

We just lost three icons and many are yet to come;

From their warm hearts, their virtues have spoken from.

Our lives are too rushed and we don’t stop to reflect;

The gifts of talented icons which we should honour and respect.

Your esteem for Ed McMahon and Farrah Facwett is not up for debate;

But the mixed views of Michael Jackson, I sadly do relate.

Michael had a troubled life and that’s a tragic shame;

For his eccentric actions, show him pity more than blame.

When John F. Kennedy was shot, oh how the world wept;

But he too had dark secrets, inside where they all slept.

The loss of Princess Diana hit the world with a thrust;

She captured our hearts, our support and our undying trust.

Elvis was a troubled soul, trapped within his self abuse;

To avoid his death in the end, there was absolutely no use.

Elvis and many others met their fate as did Michael;

For toxic abuse repeats itself in a perpetual destructive cycle.

Here I mention only a few, but there were many more;

Some outshine in spirit, but some in misery evened the score.

Pay them the homage that they rightly deserve;

For in death, their dark side we won’t observe.

Whether president, war hero or the best talent in sight;

They are all now sleeping angels in their own right.

Many war heroes fought for our freedom and died;

They too had imperfections which cannot be denied.

Some of our idols entertained us spreading joy and fun;

Others fought for our freedom or said how our countries are run.

The loss of our icons we have come to dread;

Their inspirations joined to our hearts by an invisible thread.

They gave light to our souls with their talents so bright;

To defame them in death, just isn’t right.

No matter the contribution to society they dealt;

Their talents and inspirations were profoundly felt.

Denouncing the spirits of the dead is an expression of our fear;

For our deepest wounds are echoed when we look into the mirror.

So, one last tribute to the lost icons whose talents we behold;

For they all had some darkness and many secrets untold.

It takes integrity to be heartfelt and kind;

Please honour the legacies that these icons have left behind.

[Nadine Jessel, June 29, 2009]

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“Heal the world, make it a better place,

For you and for me, and the entire human race.” ~ Michael Jackson ~

"I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am." ~ Princess Diana ~

"Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it.

That's what happens to me. I can't help it." ~ Elvis Presley ~

"I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience." ~ Farrah Facwett ~

"There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it’s euphoria

and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night." ~ Ed McMahon ~