#AmericanWriters
Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard The boogie—woogie rumble Of a dream deferred? Listen closely:
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
Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right
Big Boy came Carrying a mermaid On his shoulders And the mermaid Had her tail
My old mule, He’s gota grin on his face. He’s been a mule so long He’s forgotten about his race. I’m like that old mule —
Here I sit With my shoes mismated. Lawdy—mercy! I’s frustrated!
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
In places like Selma, Alabama, Kids say, In places like Chicago and New York...
'Me an’ ma baby’s Got two mo’ ways, Two mo’ ways to do de Charleston!… Da, da, Da, da, da!
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
It’s such a Bore Being always Poor.
You say I O.K.ed LONG DISTANCE? O.K.ed it when? My goodness, Central That was then!
I sat there singing her Songs in the dark. She said; 'I do not understand The words’.
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
I look at the world From awakening eyes in a black fac… And this is what I see: This fenced—off narrow space Assigned to me.