Emailed poem of the day

[conuly]

I look at the world

By Langston Hughes


I look at the world
From awakening eyes in a black face—
And this is what I see:
This fenced-off narrow space
Assigned to me.

I look then at the silly walls
Through dark eyes in a dark face—
And this is what I know:
That all these walls oppression builds
Will have to go!

I look at my own body
With eyes no longer blind—
And I see that my own hands can make
The world that's in my mind.
Then let us hurry, comrades,
The road to find.

Comments

[greghousesgf]

thank you so much for posting this great poem.

[conuly]

I have an email subscription to the poem of the day at Poetry Foundation. I don't always love their selections, but when I do, I really do.