Harlem Night Club Sleek black boys in a cabaret. Jazz-band, jazz-band,– Play, plAY, PLAY! Tomorrow….who knows? Dance today! White girls’ eyes Call gay black boys. Black boys’ lips Grin jungle joys. Dark brown girls In blond men’s arms. Jazz-band, jazz-band,– Sing Eve’s charm! White ones, brown ones, What do you know About tomorrow Where all paths go? Jazz-boys, jazz-boys,– Play, plAY, PLAY! Tomorrow….is darkness. Joy today! Epilogue I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When … Continue reading →

Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes . 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! I came up twice and cried! If that water hadn’t a-been so cold I might’ve sunk and died. But it was Cold in that water! It was cold! I took the elevator Sixteen floors above the ground. I thought about my baby And thought I would jump down. … Continue reading →