DIED
THE DAY THE PURPLE MUSIC DIED
Riding high Eve of 59th fetal position but
today Rickie Lee’s delta disc bringing bliss
Now stuck in traffic Brother texts: Prince died
Live dammit! A crushing sadness first Lou
then David now Prince
The soundtrack to your life is dying Panic pricks
Breathe deeply Pull over? Is this more insidious
weed hangover? Is this real ? At 9:43 Prince was
alive lying prone in an elevator (!) at Paisley Park 10:07
dead
Later that night Spike Lee looks way too happy He
organized a Prince party in Brooklyn Can I please be
a narcissist for a day? Anderson Cooper: I was at a Prince
concert in a hotel room! But do look a little deeper at all
of the famewhoring gentle reader
There for all to see are: tall tales +ecstatic confessions of
touching the diminutive man’s robes Just another brick in the
self denial wall Here today Gone Don’t look for me I’m running
as fast as I can the 10,000 things mirage is getting ratty at the edges
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Black day, stormy night
No love, no hope in sight
Don’t cry, he is coming
Prince The Cross Sign O’ The Times 1987
Spring 2016 RIP Prince Rogers Nelson for David+our days on Lombard