Life is fragile

That's what Steve Jobs said in one of his
Now famous emails
Like we need reminding
I saw a documentary on cable
About Billy Joel's final concert in Shea Stadium
As if that wasn't enough
Paul McCartney flies from the UK
To join him in remembering
And the roadie whose cousin worked at the Port Authority
Got Paul's plane cleared to land first
And then whisked through customs
And then another New Yorker
Called in a favor to get
A police escort
Which meant Macca made it
Just in time for the Piano Man Finale
This may not mean anything to you
But, for me, a man searching desperately for
A miracle in a dark world where
Coaches molest young boys
And bureaucrats casually cover it up
And then give speeches about tradition
And honor to really big donors
And those boys shrivel into despair
And I ask what it means
And you don't answer
And I'm not sure why you are silent
Is it because you don't know
Or is it even worse than that
Is it
You do know but are afraid to say...

But the story doesn't end there
And after the crazy finale in Shea
Billy tells Paul that something is missing
And they agree
So, sitting at a borrowed piano
The silly romantic Beatle
So easily dismissed by Rolling Stone
And others who are in the know
With that face and voice
Every boomer knows
Paul sings
Let it be
An anthem for our time
And for me
Just a sliver
Of hope
One candle
In a very dark night

dg

11/29/11

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