Langston Hughes

''“Cheap little rhymes
A cheap little tune
Are sometimes as dangerous
As a sliver of the moon.” ''

''“Believing everything she read
In the daily news,
(No in-between to choose)
She thought that only
One side won,
Not that BOTH
Might lose.” ''

''“When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.” ''

''“I tire so of hearing people say,
Let things take their course.
Tomorrow is another day.
I do not need my freedom when Im dead.
I cannot live on tomorrows bread.” ''

''“How still,
How strangely still
The water is today,
It is not good
For water
To be so still that way.

~ "Sea Calm” ''

''“Sometimes a crumb falls
From the tables of joy,
Sometimes a bone
Is flung.

To some people
Love is given,
To others
Only heaven.” ''

'' “When a man starts out to build a world,
He starts first with himself” ''

''“Life doesnt frighten me at all.” ''