KIDS SONGS
Driving in the car with a seven year old
listening to “What’s Going On”
the lyrics puzzle him
so I explain the idea -
We have to find a way to be nicer to each other,
rather than fighting, and killing people.
“This singer is good.”
He asks his name.
“Marvin Gaye” I tell him.
“How old is he?”
“He’s not alive anymore.”
“How did he die?”
I take a moment to think over the details of Marvin Gaye’s untimely passing.
“He was shot.” I say.
His seven year old brain
takes this in even stride and replies
“That’s sad…
The person who shot him must not have listened to his song.”
