Aretha
Daughter of a preacher
Little sista of Mahalia
Bailed Angela
Aretha
Artistic Freedom Fighter
Soul songbird supreme
Queen of Soul
Queen of Rock and Roll
"If Elvis is king," Amiri Baraka said,"Who is James Brown, God?"
Classic woman
Like Bessie Billie
Sarah Nina
Let Queen Aretha sing
From heaven down
Let the Black Bird sing
Honor her crown.
--MARVIN X
8/15/18