Aretha
Queen of soul
With royal respect
we say a little prayer for you
While we
Rocksteady
Like a chain of fools
Trying to be
Do Right Women and Men
Cause we never loved
Someone the way we love you
Especially if
we were young,
Gifted
And black
And Daydreaming about
A bridge over troubled waters
Or a freeway of love
Filled with amazing grace
and sweet, sweet baby
since you’ve been gone
You made us
Think
Think
Think
about the weight
Of a world
Without the most
Natural woman
Lady soul
Sparkling
Like a spirit in the dark
Lighting
An almighty fire
Through the storm
Singing the music of the soul
Like oh me, oh my
We’re loving you baby
And there ain’t no way
Author: Michelle Seabreeze
Email: [email protected]
Author Bio: A Philadelphia, PA native, Michelle Seabreeze is a poet who has written and performed original work at the NY Fringe Festival, Inspired Word, Busboys & Poets, Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Brown University. I write poetry because it helps me translate the world.I hope I’ve written something that is either comforting, or unsettling, or both.
Link to website: http://www.michelleseabreeze.net
