A Found Poem Saying Goodbye to the Late Greats
(David Bowie, Kitty Kallen, Otis Clay, Glenn Frey, & Dale Griffin – January 2016)
All the young dudes
Wear diamonds and pearls
As they leave the people behind
On reservations; out in the ghettos
They heard the mission bell
And Ziggy played Voodoo guitar
In the shimmering stardust light
No more concrete all around
The boogaloo dudes
Played them in
And we rapped all night about their suicides
Their cancer cells, their heart attacks
Still, the papers carried the news
On the ground, control is gone
On the ground, control is gone
Oh, walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
No more concrete all around
No more taking protein pills
These little things mean a lot
Walk a mile in my shoes
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