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Mother to Son by Langston Hughes (love this poem)
Mother to SonBY LANGSTON HUGHES Well, son, I’ll tell you:Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.It’s had tacks in it,And splinters,And...
Struggling
Struggling Day and Night. Day by day we’re struggling. From the time I began speaking. Remembering the talks of stressing, Emptying my...
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