First It Was Disneyland, Graceland, Neverland And Now Escobarland? Poem by Joe Rosochacki

King of animation, King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the King of pop, he was not.
Pablo Escobar, who was the cocaine king,
Became legendary, even after his death.
He did not create an animated mouse,
He did not have a hound dog,
He wasn’t even close to BEN,
Why hell, he couldn’t even sing.
Pablo Escobar created a drug empire by use a pay-offs,
--murders, drug running with stealth.
His compound was filled with drug related proceeds, illegal wealth.
I sincerely doubt that there was anyone murdered at Disneyland, Graceland or Neverland.
Two are tourists’ attractions, one maybe,
One is a burial place for its owner, one maybe, and one is not.
But Walt, Elvis and Michael weren’t gunned down by police as Pablo was.
Two owners died of drug related circumstances,
-the prescription kind,
-not pot.
Pablo died of drug-related circumstances.
Escobarland is an attraction, complete with prehistoric animals,
Exotic animals, and swimming pools and Movie Stars?
(Is this the Colombian Hillbillies?)
Did Pablo create Neverland as well?
No, Neverland was created by the great one who sings and dances,
On sacred videos.
But I find it odd, that one creates an amusement park where so much violence occurred.
But then again, I found myself in awe when I was in the Roman Coliseum,
Or when I had shivers when I went Auschwitz, (it is Polish town called Osiewcim) .
But I did not see rides, or prehistoric animals, or records of platinum
Or three wastes baskets that had Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Very Much!
I don’t think Escobarland should be memorial to a thug.
It has created jobs in this impoverished country side 200 mile outside of Bogota.
Disney created fantasy,
Presley created a need in people to rock ‘n’ roll.
Jackson created to get on the dance floor.
Mostly Americans created the need for Pablo Escobar to exist.
To add this to twist,
Escobarland was funded by American dollars.
To this, my shoulders do shrug.

7-23-09