Aretha Franklin. Favorite. Died.

Aretha Franklin died yesterday
She passed
She is not here
She is always here
She is all ways here
Her words are here
Her spirit is here
Her melodies are here
Mama Franklin left her body yesterday
What are we going to do without her
Without that soprano, alto, tenor
What are we going to do without that activism
Without her demand for respect
RESPECT
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Auntie Retha is not here
Not anymore
She has left the planet
She will live on
She will watch us from beyond
She will still teach us
What will we learn from her now
Will we listen
Will we remember Aretha
We will remember Aretha
Who will sit down at her piano
Who will hold her microphone
Who will remind us of ourselves
Who will help us be better human beings
Aretha Franklin is not dead
Dead is too dead a word for Mama
Dead is too small
Death cannot hold Aretha
Will Aretha ever come back
Will Aretha return
She is always here
All ways
Here