Poetry, April 2023 – #Escapril 2023 Challenge

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I’ll give you a quarter 
if you can name
This song/This band/This singer/
I bet you can’t do it/
You’re way too young/
$0.00

I’ll give you a quarter/
Well that’s Aerosmith 
/(before the heroin)/
Steve Miller Band/
Boston/Heart/
That’s $1.00 to start.

I’ll give you a quarter/
That’s Elton John/
On his yellow brick road
/but Judy came first/
And that’s Liza, her daughter/
$1.75.

I’ll give you a quarter/
Judas Priest/ you don’t really listen 
to Iron Maiden, huh?/ and
Can you believe no one knew
He was gay/
Until 1998?
$2.00

I’ll give you a quarter/
That’s Whitney, of course/
I’ve been singing with her
Into my hairbrush
For years now/and, god,
I still miss her every day.
$2.25

I’ll give you a quarter/
AC/DC, after Bon Scott/
Remember how he choked
On his own vomit?/
Don’t ever get that drunk
Rebecca/
Remember to turn over.
$2.50

I’ll give you a quarter/
Now you owe me a fortune/
For Queen and for Prince/
For CCR, for Stevie and all/
His wonders/
I guess my mother really did/
Scrounge up/
to pay for my education.
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