Langston Hughes

You and your whole race.

You and your whole race.
Look down upon the town in which you live
And be ashamed.
Look down upon white folks  
And upon yourselves  
And be ashamed
That such supine poverty exists there,
That such stupid ignorance breeds children there
Behind such humble shelters of despair—
That you yourselves have not the sense to care
Nor the manhood to stand up and say
I dare you to come one step nearer, evil world,
With your hands of greed seeking to touch my throat, I dare you to come one step nearer me:
                       When you can say that
                       you will be free!

#AmericanWriters (January 2009) Poetry Source:

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