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Buz Kohan's "Remembrance" Poem

Date confirmed by Buz Kohan (“This poem I wrote for Michael back in 2004”)

Buz Kohan, friend and television producer, unknown blog post (January 2012) (mirror)

This poem I wrote for Michael back in 2004, when he was going through a very difficult time. I sent it and a day or two later, a messenger came to my door to give me a big bag of gifts. I was about to sign the shipping, when he said that there was more. He returned with a large metal object that seemed to be chirping. I thought, how nice, someone’s sent one of those mechanical birds, but when I uncapped the cloth that covered it, I realized that there were no mechanical birds, but two beautiful white doves or pigeons and they were very much alive.

Together with the birds was a lovely and heartfelt note thanking me for the poem and telling me that he had been touched by it. Also, there was a book about exotic birds and bird food for an entire year.

I took the box with the birds to the yard and named them “Billie Jean” and “Bad“.

One night an animal that roamed the house attacked “Bad“, and I thought that being so close, soon Billie Jean would die with a broken heart. As a tribute to his indomitable spirit, “Billie Jean” continues chirping five years later. Keep on singing, sweet bird.

Sadly, Michael never had the opportunity to sit with me to put music to the poem, and I’ve just kept it in my files. I hope it can send an inspirational message to the world … something that Michael always tried to do with his music, his charity, and his life. My friend Michael is gone too soon, but his light will never fade.

Rest easy, dear soul. “Buzzie Wuzzie” (this is what Michael always called me)

Remembrance

by Buz Kohan

Big storm blowing

Danger growing

Wind coming up from

Every side

Air is filed with

Flying objects

No relief

No place to hide

Fury follows

Shaking, breaking

Taking charge

Complete control

Whirling, swirling,

All around me

Trying to

Destroy my soul

All so senseless

I’m defenseless

Caught in a frenzy

Whipped and tossed

Pushed and shoved and

Smashed and bashed

When all is chaos

All is lost

More harsh raids

Resistance fades

I am alone, wind-

Blown and beat

Wind, you win

I must give in now

In disgrace, I

Face defeat

The, from way off

In the distance

There comes a tiny

Shaft of light

Growing brighter

Growing lighter

Shining through the

Endless night

From a tiny

Ray of sunshine

There comes a brilliant

Amber glow

Touching all that

Comes before it

As I watch it

Grow and grow

With the sunlight

Comes the voices

All getting louder

More intense

Speaking to me

Pain and anguish

Let the healing

Now commence

Let the truth

Emerge before us

Let all the lies be

Drowned in shame

Let the storm

At last disperse to

Clear the air and

Clear my name

You, my friends you

All sustain me

There to defend when

I’m attacked

You restore my

Faith and courage

When the mirror

Has been cracked

You surround me

With your passion

Guiding my steps when

I’m unsure

Through your love I’m

Wrapped in sunlight

Once again I

Feel secure

For your faith, I

Make this promise

I shall not fail your

Trust, I swear

No disaster

Can destroy me

Long as I know

How much you care

Long as I know

Your love

Is

There!