Griot of the WEST

serving gallantly

I, Too

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow 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.

James Langston Hughes

Born 1902-

Crossed OVER 1967

may the ancestors be pleased with his efforts