Here is a poem I wrote a while ago about Chet Baker.
Found his way to Birdland-
Valhalla of the jazz men.
Played his horn like an angel whispering,
Not a warrior bearing his weapon.
All the beauty was on the stand,
Darkness all else.
But if your darkness be light-
O, how great the light!
Sought by Hollywood in his youth-
James Dean's worthy heir?
Killed himself more slowly,
But we were no less fascinated.
The standard songs with the standard changes,
Conventional to the last.
The 50's gospel-the sated man of alley and bandstand-
The perfect fix, the perfect note.
"Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy":
A better tale than a triumph,
In a world that lives out its woes,
One song at a time.
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