Billie
B orn Elinore Harris
I influenced all of jazz
L ies unknown to you were told
L ove of music, your soul
I ncarcerated so young, for nothing…a bully
E veryone adores your- Lady Sings the Blues
H e manipulated you
O h so many nights you shone
L onliness found you
I n clubs, unaware
D evestation to you, beware
A sad story in the end
Y ou died as Queen of the scene, but not in your own eyes
A. Green
Dedication to Billie Holiday
April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959
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