I remember watching Spinout
Back around sixty-six
There you were without a doubt
Like a double dose of lickety-splits
And you shone so dark and brightly
That Mississippi deep in your soul
Jimmy Dean thought he had no equal
But he wasn't the king of rock n roll
No! It was always about the music
Despite the stars in Hollywood
You could always rise above them all
It was always misunderstood
And though your heart always pined for
A place you now called home
Forget the scripts and bullsh*t
You could always make it on your own
So take a trip there with me
Back to Tupelo, Mississippi
In your youth you had no equal
Despite their taunts and mockery
It was not the same soon after
When you took your last trip into eternity
And no matter how it goes now
You were always looking for the truth
The very first time at the microphone
In that old recording booth
I remember watching Spinout
Back around sixty-six
There you were without a doubt
Like a double dose of lickety-splits
And you shone so dark and brightly
That Mississippi deep in your soul
Jimmy Dean thought he had no equal
But he wasn't the king of rock n roll
So take a trip there with me
Back to Tupelo, Mississippi
Author notes
AP Name: dstreetpoet
A contest entry
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Thank you for entering but in this particular contest, poems with no punctuation don’t qualify. Thanks again.
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Tell me if I'm wrong, please. Is this about Elvis? It sounds like a song. I liked it. Shancy. Oh, and thank you for entering.
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Once again, very wonderful. You have a way with words. Your poems seem to always have great stories, and this is very well told. Nice job, and thank you for entering.
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Very good write, it was interesting an unique. =]
Good luck!
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