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She, In the dark, Found light Brighter than many ever see. She,
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
I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the w… flow of human blood in human veins My soul has grown deep like the ri… I bathed in the Euphrates when da…
I went down to the river, I set down on the bank. I tried to think but couldn’t, So I jumped in and sank. I came up once and hollered!
We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark
I’ve known rivers: I’ve known rivers ancient as the w… My soul has grown deep like the ri… I bathed in the Euphrates when da… I built my hut near the Congo and…
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
Democracy will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear. I have as much right
I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a cr… Take the Lenox Avenue busses, Taxis, subways,
The rent man knocked. He said, Howdy—do? I said, What Can I do for you? He said, You know
He glides so swiftly Back into the grass— Gives me the courtesy of road To let me pass, That I am half ashamed
The census man, The day he came round, Wanted my name To put it down. I said, Johnson,
Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is… (America never was America to me.…
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