Happy birthday, Michael Jackson

Keep on with the force
Homage to Michael Jackson

Moon people
fly on samara wings.
The day the drums died
I lay on the ground
and I listened,
hoping to retrieve a chorus
from corners, address
the need to carry on.
At the risk of
sparking a riot, the dancer
snaps fingers—
and it's delight;
dressed like moon critters
we walk on air.
Steps have been hit,
few greater than what we do
in this crater.
© Rethabile Masilo

Michael Jackson was born on 29 August 1958. Happy birthday to him.