Juggernut of pop
Your fly beats drop
Dancing pure ecstasy
Michael made hearts stop
Raised a child star
Robbed of rites of youth
Subject to your father’s boot
Your talent bore strange fruit
A fierce smooth criminal
Pop culture’s lord of the thriller
Avoiding the hooks of Billie Jean
Channeling a turbulent creative river
You were bad and dangerous
Gestating carnal lust
Becoming a global sex symbol
Crafting anthems thunderous
So much controversy swirls
Allegations of transgressions emerge
Did you succumb to a base urge?
Or were you showing boys the world?
You moved through tortured waters
Paragon of celebrity skin
Idolized then pulverized
The beast within must rise again
We called you king of pop
Your legacy unparalleled
Toxic addiction claimed your life
Leaving a record of acrimony and strife
With Janet you gave a prophetic scream
A rebellion against injustice and poverty
Your inspiration is creative alchemy
This portal to liberation and artistry
painting by DAVID AMOROSO: @AmorosoART on IG
–BYPO PHOENIX c)2026
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