Michael Ellis Poet Rhyme

Kind of Blue- Ooh Bee Ooh Bee Doo

Mississippi 1954 

"Don’t you bring that no good 
      So and so 'round here. 
If you bring him to ma door 
   Bobby Roy and Billie Joe 
Will make him disappear." 

But Mother, I love him.

 
"She’s a spool of trouble, son. 
  A stitch in time may save nine 
But ain't gon save you from the vine." 

But Papa, I need her. 
(And ooh ain’t love a thrill) 

"Son, inteegration works in Paris 
Even better in Buenos Aires 
But in Mississippi- 
Oh, that can get you killed." 

"Son, a White girl ain’t what you missin’." 
"Girl, get a White boy to give you kissin’." 
But neither one of them would listen 

They walked hand in hand 
Down love's long highway 
Singing, 
Gonna have it my way 
Gonna get married 
Two children down the hallway 

Oooh Bee Oooh Bee Dooo 

Six cars pulled beside them 
When that Southern sky grew dim 
Billy Joe said, Boy, 
We gonna put you on a limb. 

But they kept right on singin’
(Ooh love is such a thrill) 

We’re four-thousand miles from Paris 
We were searchin' for Buenos Aires 

But we got each other still.
 
Oooh Bee Ooo Bee Dooo

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Richard Lamoureux April 28, 2021 at 10:38 PM Having spent 39 years in two interracial marriages, I can relate somewhat to the challenges. Not quite though, being white makes it quite a bit different. Also being in Canada helps. Still it has had its moments. As always you have a way with your words.

Alexis Y. April 24, 2021 at 9:34 AM WoW! Michael, You have penned a well-written and moving write about an interracial couple; in Mississippi in 1954. It is so heartbreaking that two people in love faced such opposition. You did a good job, guy, conveying the love they had for one another, but the world ( on that part of the globe) wasn't ready for segregation. Your conclusion of this was piece was admirable. I can go on and say more on the subject, but I won't. Excellent write. have a great day and weekend-Alexis