Whitney

Sometimes

there are no words

Only 

memories and moments

Life

a snapshot frozen in time

and We 

become our experiences

I remember the first images

youthful joviality and exuberance 

a purple rag fashioned in a bow

atop her hair like her predecessors 

Madonna and Cyndi Lauper

the embodiment of the eighties

"I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

would become a staple 

at our parties 

upon Newt's request 

I saw my grandfather crying, again

as The Bodyguard came to an end

Kevin Costner in a sling

Whitney's character, Rachel Marron 

started out as a royal bitch

but was ultimately humbled 

by Costner's Frank Farmer

I believed in this love story

Black and White 

no longer existed 

in boundaries, undefine

The video for "Heartbreak Hotel"

fur coats floating in foamy waves

cascading across the surf

guided by songs of sorrow

the mink 

a metaphor for fame

Diva's Live

and several years had passed

since my grandfather cried

I heard that song again 

timeless and soul-shattering

the words were simple

but only that voice 

could convey 

the message

"I Will Always Love You" 

the show stopped

as if put on ice

then slowly melted

into the warmth of 

the promise 

that voice

that voice... 

The People 

will remember 

that voice 

not what silenced it

The People 

will remember

though my heart 

still in disbelief 

The People 

will remember