#Americans #Blacks
The gold moth did not love him So, gorgeous, she flew away. But the gray moth circled the flam… Until the break of day. And then, with wings like a dead d…
I sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said; 'I do not understand The words’.
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
The rent man knocked. He said, Howdy—do? I said, What Can I do for you? He said, You know
Night funeral In Harlem: Where did they get Them two fine cars? Insurance man, he did not pay—
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt
The census man, The day he came round, Wanted my name To put it down. I said, Johnson,
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
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams
It’s such a Bore Being always Poor.
Being walkers with the dawn and mo… Walkers with the sun and morning, We are not afraid of night, Nor days of gloom, Nor darkness—
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head w… Let the rain sing you a lullaby. The rain makes still pools on the… The rain makes running pools in th…
I woke up this mornin’ ’Bout half-past three. All the womens in town Was gathered round me. Sweet gals was a-moanin’,
When a man starts out with nothing… When a man starts out with his han… Empty, but clean, When a man starts to build a world… He starts first with himself
