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I swear to the Lord, I still can’t see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.

Langston Hughes

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
I swear to the Lord, I still can’t see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.
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Democracy God Government Myself See
The past has been a mint Of blood and sorrow. That must not be True of tomorrow.
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Blood Past Sorrow Tomorrow True
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
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
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Bird Break Death Deep Dreams Fast Fly Hold Life Wings
Both of them were very good and kind – the one who went to church and the one who didn’t. And no doubt from them I learned to like both Christians and sinners equally well.
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Doubt Equality Goodness Kindness Learning Myself Sin
I wish the rent Was heaven sent.
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Heaven Myself
To create a market for your writing you have to be consistent, professional, a continuing writer – not just a one-article or a one-story or a one-book man.
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Book Creation Man Professional Story Writing
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 do not want no pretty woman. First thing you know, you fall in love with her-then you got to kill somebody about her. She’ll make you so jealous, you’ll bust!
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Fall In Love Herself Jealous Woman Yourself
Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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Rain Sing Song
Misery is when you heard on the radio that the neighborhood you live in is a slum but you always thought it was home.
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Home Live Misery Radio Thinking Yourself
Cheap little rhymes A cheap little tune Are sometimes as dangerous As a sliver of the moon.
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Cheap Dangerous Moon Silver
We build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.
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Build Freedom Mountain Ourselves Stand Strong Temple
A dog gets lonesome just like a human. He wants to associate with other dogs, but when they take him out, the poor dog is on a leash and cannot run around.
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Dog Human Prison Run
Looks like what drives me crazy Don’t have no effect on you– But I’m gonna keep on at it Till it drives you crazy, too.
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Affect Crazy Drive Love Relationship Yourself

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