what if there were
another parker
called shirley or jean
who also traced
harmonic shapes
on top of show tunes
at such velocity
only she was
even more reticent
couldn’t play outside
her rented room
attended five spot gigs
by dizzy and kenny clarke
clocked their sonic soaring
in her mind
elaborated on these
in the rented room
or off the stern
of the staten island ferry
late night
notes sent out
at the speed
of racing
high birds
who heard her
below
another sister
of them
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