I Liked Ike

I liked Ike

Good bye
Ike Turner.
Thanks
for what you did
for rock music.

You were a pioneer
and the most significant
identifier of pioneers
is the arrows
in their backs.

But you sure knew
how to spot talent,
didn't you?
Man those legs!
I heard she could sing too!

All kidding aside,
rock put something back
into music
that academia
had leached out
over the centuries.

Remember this,
Ike,
all the fancy schmancy orchestras
of the world
depend on donations,
whereas you
worked for
and made a living
and earned your keep.

Doug Palmer