You say that the best minds
of my generation
all have numbers in their names.
And I say it’s not to be different
but to be counted.
Their names aren’t their own.
That it doesn’t matter.
Who would really remember anyway
in this fast paced society?
And you say that the numbers
should take a page from jazz-
Dizzy,
Chuck,
Miles Davis,
Billie Holiday.
And I say only Ken Burns remembers them.
I’m not quite sure why the historian is,
not more important,
but fresher in the mind.
And you say maybe that I grew up in the wrong era.
And I say I’ll listen to my grandfather’s jazz
and not remember
your classic rock
and only remember Chicago.