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This poem is-- the
blues singer, the singer

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in any kind of jazz combo
is often called a canary,

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for obvious reasons.

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But the canary is also
that bird that the miners

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take down into the mines
to test for gas leaks.

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Canary.

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"Billie Holiday's burned voice
had as many shadows as lights.

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A mournful candelabra
against the sleek piano,

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the gardenia, her signature
under that ruined face.

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Now you're cooking,
drummer to bass.

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Magic spoon, magic needle.

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Take all day if you have to with
your mirror and your bracelet

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of song.

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Fact is, the invention
of women under siege

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has been to sharpen love
in the service of myth.

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If you can't be
free, be a mystery."

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