Poem: Marvin Gaye’s Album Turns 50 But Paul Mooney Doesn’t Get To Turn 80

Wake up to hear that Paul Mooney has died, and it can’t be a coincidence that Marvin Gaye’s album What’s Going On has just turned 50.

The comedy of Mooney, the songs on that record by Marvin, ongoing conversations - both starting with a question and though

never afraid of an answer both seem forever in search of one that will even come close to being any …