The View from the Moon

I'm a twenty-something citizen of the Moon, weird theatre person, and bonne vivante. I like strawberries and bananas.
This is my stream of consciousness; thoughts, visuals, sounds.
Thank you for visiting. :-)
~ Monday, July 30 ~
Permalink
“

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.
— “I, Too, Sing America”, by Langston Hughes
Tags: Langston Hughes poetry I too sing america
1 note
  1. poetically-blessed reblogged this from viewfromthemoon
  2. viewfromthemoon posted this