There will be so many poems
about Aretha odes to how
her talent shaped us all That Voice
what it’s like to have a voice like that, and rhythm,
and a way to tell every single person
strangers too how you feel and how they feel
and what it means to respect and think and love
and when she threw her mink coat on the floor
at the inauguration there she was so beautiful
and full of song and music and everything
Aretha everything
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She was such a huge part of my life growing up
The neighbor’s son much older than me loved Motown
If not for him, I wouldn’t have heard her music
She was very private
Will miss her toO
Yes. Thank goodness for Aretha.
I saw Aretha perform live and she was wearing a mink stole. In Memphis. In May. She was a diva in the best possible way.
YES