I, TOO, SING AMERICA,
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They sent me to eat in the kitchen
When company came,
But I laughed,
And ate well,
And grew strong.
Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.
Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--
I, too, am America.
Langston Hughes (with an edit or two)
