531 South Main Street
Pineapple cider and a burger
Come back tomorrow
We don’t close ‘til after two
I had been to the Lorraine Motel
Read the stories
Seen the room
Such injustice when all MLK wanted
Was justice for people of colour too
I left that place tearful angry
At what had gone before
Stumbled into Ernestine + Hazel’s
Needing some food
Came out filled with hope
Ernestine + Hazel’s
Memphis, Tennessee
Wyly Bigger and his band
Rocking the keys like Jerry Lee Lewis
Rocking South Main Street
Until it was time
For my train to leave
Everyone got dancing
While Wily’s band rocked right thru
I had read the stories
Seen the room
I left Memphis on the six o’clock train
Music had straightened out my head again
~
n.b. I feel that music is the beating heart of humanity that bring us together, in ways that words alone cannot. The Lorraine Motel (National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis) is located at 450 Mulberry Street, Memphis TN.
Wyly Bigger is out and about making people dance. Follow him on Instagram @wylybigger
NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 25. Live music that moved you / me.
CLP 25/04/2025
Journey of Words 
2 responses
MLK was an overrated orator IMO
More than an orator, he acted, was imprisoned for standing up to racism, was murdered for advocating change without violence because he was winning the argument. He epitomised all that is good about a democracy. The USA rightly celebrates his contributions with a national holiday.