Tribute to Whitney Houston
(c) 2012 by M.D Johnson
So many people watching, some hoped to see you fall.
Side-stepping this, performing that, you tried to do it all.
You found your voice in a Newark
But then you found your purpose and the joy of a global stage.
You sang to us with a golden voice, gifted straight from Heaven.
Your beauty, grace and resonance will warm our hearts forever.
You ventured on a journey that led to a fall from grace.
While accolades and honors hid the demons that you faced.
You found love and married, a soul-mate so it seemed.
Despite the joy of wedded bliss, you were struggling.
You found your strength and self-esteem, regained dignity
While cameras and performances disgraced you on TV.
Rare as lilacs in December, a diva in distress
You stood and fell and rose again in haunting loveliness!
But perfection has its price and there comes a reckoning day
In summer’s wane and winter’s frost, the maker has His say.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained is an angel’s quiet confession.
You walked a journey of your own seeking love and perfection.
But you never seemed to realize the gifts at your command.
Your value to a desperate world you didn’t quite understand
But we only are burdened with as much as we can take.
He walked a path alongside you then escorted you away.
Whitney Elizabeth Houston, the world wishes you well.
You will be missed by the universe, but now you can exhale.
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