I, Too, Sing America

 

by Langston Hughes

 

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.
 

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