Amazing Grace? Who saved a wretch like her?

I did nothing but complain
about the Pope visit.
Because it was disrupting our lives
Papal - roads closed
Papal - on the news
Papal papal papal
Then Saturday came
And I watched every bit of it
From the moment Shepherd One
Touched down in Philly
Till it took off for Rome
Every bit of it

Except for Aretha
That horror show
I'm embarrassed
That she walked out and
Didn't acknowledge
the Pope
And started singing
a song
One of THE most holy
Songs of all
And RUINED IT

In the papers
It was written like this:

"infamous, dramatic soulful pauses
before stirring up some holy spirit
and dancing her way off stage."

She's arrogant
And snotty
But not uppity
Because I just found out
that "uppity" is racist

Even though it has
the same definition

Regardless
She's a pompous ass

She may not be Catholic
And she may not believe
In what the Pope preaches
But she was there to sing
FOR HIM

she should have at least turned
And nodded

And maybe sang a song
That was recognizable
And not a dichotomy

Because, Aretha
You were definitely a wretch
And you were anything
But graceful