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Folks, I’m telling you, birthing is hard and dying is mean- so get yourself a little loving in between.

Langston Hughes

When you turn the corner And you run into yourself Then you know that you have turned All the corners that are left.
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Corner Run Yourself
I’m so tired of waiting, aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?
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Beautiful Goodness Kind Myself Wait World
Most musicians remain poor. But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness.
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Happiness Music People Poor
That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes.
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Black Eyes Hide Justice
Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt Like snow.
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Darkness Quick Snow Song Sun
I don’t dare start thinking in the morning. I don’t dare start thinking in the morning. If I thought thoughts in bed, Them thoughts would bust my head– So I don’t dare start thinking in the morning.
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Dare Morning Myself Start Thinking
It has seemed to me that most people are generally good, in every race and in every country where I have been.
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Country Goodness Myself People Race
Love is a naked shadow, On a gnarled and naked tree.
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Love Naked Shadow Tree Yourself
Life is a big sea full of many fish. I let down my nets and pulled. I’m still pulling.
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Big Life Myself
When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul.
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Care Cry People Soul Yourself
I dream a world… where wretchedness will hang its head and joy, like a pearl, attends the needs of all mankind. Of such I dream, my world!
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Dreams Head Kind Man Myself World
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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Head Kiss Rain Sing Yourself
Pleasured equally In seeking as in finding, Each detail minding, Old Walt went seeking And finding.
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Detail Happiness Pleasure Search Seek
Peace We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark They could not see Who had gained The victory.
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Death Grave Man Peace Victory
Keep your hand on the plow. Hold on.
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Hands Hold On Yourself
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain.
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Love Myself Night Play Rain Song

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