i, too, sing america

i, too, sing america.

i am the darker brother.
they send me to eat in the kitchen
when company comes,
but i laugh,
and eat well,
and grow strong.

tomorrow,
i'll be at the table
when company comes.
nobody'll dare
say to me,
"eat in the kitchen,"
then.

besides,
they'll see how beautiful i am
and be ashamed--

i, too, am america.

-langston hughes, 1932

aho!
Mohamad
9/11/2002
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