All of the best.
are dead and gone.
death has been working his way down the list. from the very top.
recruiting only the most elite.
to embrace the great beyond.
so don't you despair.
because at this rate .
you'll probably live forever.
and the reaper won't even care.
if your number ever gets called.
it'll be on the far end.
of a sequence of digits.
almost 8 billion characters long.
may you salvage some sense.
of contented happiness .
In the knowledge of the fact.
that your time on Earth.
significantly surpasses.
the comparatively meager span.
that blinks by in a rush.
fleeting in God's evil plan .
lyrically speaking.
the jokes on us .
the Omega Level X-Men .
with secondary mutations.
burned inside out like a phoenix.
consumed by the power .
of our own radiation .
the same can be said for all musicians. from Kurt Cobain to Jimi Hendrix.
Elvis Presley. Old Dirty Bastard.
Jim Morrison Gone . John Lennon.
that self-same list continues on.
As only the very best die young.
Michael Jackson . Roger Waters.
Janis Joplin. Dwayne Allman.
Bob Marley. Robert Johnson.
Jerry Garcia . John Bonham.
too Poetic. Twelve o'clock .
Ritchie Valens. Bon Scott .
from Marvin Gaye. to Sid Vicious .
Billie Holiday. Prince. Ian Curtis .
Tupac Shakur. Patsy Cline .
George Michael .Biggie Smalls.
Whitney Houston .Brian Jones.
for Amy Winehouse .
the reaper calls.
Lisa Left Eye Lopez .Aaliyah .
Stevie Ray Vaughan .Chino XL .
The Gift of Gab from Blackalicious .
rest in peace.
I'll see you all in hell!