#Americans #Blacks
Here I sit With my shoes mismated. Lawdy—mercy! I’s frustrated!
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
I know I am The Negro Problem Being wined and dined, Answering the usual questions That come to white mind
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
I work all day, Said Simple John, Myself a house to buy. I work all day, Said Simple John,
Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you— Then, it will be true. I wonder if it’s that simple?
The census man, The day he came round, Wanted my name To put it down. I said, Johnson,
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard The boogie—woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely:
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 ...
When I get to be a composer I’m gonna write me some music abou… Daybreak in Alabama And I’m gonna put the purtiest so… Rising out of the ground like a sw…
It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down
Children, I come back today To tell you a story of the long da… That I had to climb, that I had t… In order that the race might live… Look at my face —dark as the night…
It’s such a Bore Being always Poor.
