Because my mouth
Is wide with laughter
And my throat
Is deep with song,
You do not think I suffer
after I have held my pain
So long?
Because my mouth
Is wide with laughter,
You do not hear
My inner cry?
Because my feet
Are gay with dancing,
You do not know
I die?
{Langston Hughes}
A friend of mine said that this was one of their favorite poems. It's immensely sad, don't you think?
2 comments:
It is sad. But it's great--some people are great at hiding their emotions. This poem is wonderful at explaining that.
That completely describes the person who loves it. Such a happy-go-lucky social butterfly, but he does have emotions I rarely see.
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