#Americans #Blacks
The ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond and jade, Sit silently on their temple shelv… While the people
And that is what poetry may do, wrap up your dreams, protect and preserve and hold them until maybe they come true. Columbus dreamed of finding a new world, he found it. Edison dreamed ...
How quiet It is in this sick room Where on the bed A silent woman lies between two lo… Life and Death,
Down in the bass That steady beat Walking walking walking Like marching feet. Down in the bass
Tell all my mourners To mourn in red — Cause there ain’t no sense In my bein’ dead.
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
Here I sit With my shoes mismated. Lawdy—mercy! I’s frustrated!
Listen! Dear dream of utter aliveness— Touching my body of utter death— Tell me, O quickly! dream of aliv… The flaming source of your bright…
You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y… And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks And upon yourselves
I catch the pattern Of your silence Before you speak I do not need To hear a word.
I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a cr… Take the Lenox Avenue busses, Taxis, subways,
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
It was a long time ago. I have almost forgotten my dream. But it was there then, In front of me, Bright like a sun—
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
2 and 2 are 4. 4 and 4 are 8. But what would happen If the last 4 was late? And how would it be
