#AmericanWriters
I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
Have you dug the spill Of Sugar Hill? Cast your gims On this sepia thrill: Brown sugar lassie,
She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,
When you turn the corner And you run into yourself Then you know that you have turned All the corners that are left
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
I am your son, white man! Georgia dusk And the turpentine woods. One of the pillars of the temple f… You are my son!
You and your whole race. Look down upon the town in which y… And be ashamed. Look down upon white folks And upon yourselves
'Me an’ ma baby’s Got two mo’ ways, Two mo’ ways to do de Charleston!… Da, da, Da, da, da!
My name is Johnson— Madam Alberta K. The Madam stands for business. I’m smart that way. I had a
When the shoe strings break On both your shoes And you’re in a hurry— That’s the blues. When you go to buy a candy bar
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…
Remember The days of bondage— And remembering— Do not stand still. Go to the highest hill
To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun, To whirl and to dance Till the white day is done. Then rest at cool evening
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 ...