Friday, 11 April 2025

It's not jazz

    squealing plastic saxophone
Miles said he was all screwed up inside
        playing the same note but differently

organized disorganization
    make mistakes and get on it
Roach punched him in the mouth
        an affront, an insult

        busted up in Baton Rouge
whinny like a horse, bray like a donkey
    be right in your own world
    did he let go of melody and harmony
and deep down, did he know what he was doing

        a mournful cry in the dark
like a person laughing and crying
        tomorrow is the question
    he's jiving, incoherent
        and he set a lot of people free
never was a fan of his violin playing

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