A Difficult Love Song for Luther Vandross by Saeed Jones Luther, sometimes lithe, is in the life. Luther lives to work. Luther's body of work is love songs. Luther says his work is the love of his life. Luther, larger lately, mostly means it. Luther's body has a life of its own. Luther doesn't love it. Luther loves love but isn't known to be loving. Luther's body knows he doesn't love it. Luther confesses his body makes him hard to love. Luther's body would say the problem is Luther. Luther cries out for somebody to hold. Luther means it. Luther knows a song is not a body. Luther says he has finally found somebody. Luther and his body have a new love in their life. Luther wants to look good for his love. Luther makes his body obey his longing. Luther giggles through all his interviews. Luther leaves out pronouns when asked about his love. Luther's new love leaves him. Luther can't find the word he. Luther sometimes sings she. Luther doesn't mean it. Luther prefers you. Luther loves you. Luther misses you. Luther's body holds him when he sings. Luther knows we request his love songs at our weddings. Luther knows we love to hear him sing about you. You won't sing a love song for Luther. You could sing a love song for Luther but ... You wouldn't mean it. You are nobody to Luther. You are Luther's nobody to hold. You are a love song Luther sings at somebody else's wedding. You are an empty chair next to Luther at somebody else's wedding. Nobody dances with Luther or his body at weddings. Nobody sings a love song at Luther's wedding. Nobody is at Luther's wedding. Nobody, not you, not his body, not even Luther.
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