Poems About Langston Hughes Published by Members Recently Online

Keep your head down child,
Don't you dare look them in the eyes,  
If the white man ask you a question, you answer.
You do not speak unless you are asked to,  
Mind your manners now,  
It's, “Yes sir, no ma’am”.  
 
These are the rules I was born into  
Passed down by my ancestors  
From the dark skinned woman and strong black man    
to their Negro children.  
Sometimes I wonder if these rules apply to me,  
As my skin glows differently.  
Master calls me his ‘Special one’  
I figured that's the reason...

Keep your head down child,
Don't you dare look them in the eyes,  
If the white man ask you a question, you answer.
You do not speak unless you are asked to,  
Mind your manners now,  
It's, “Yes sir, no ma’am”.  
 
These are the rules I was born into  
Passed down by my ancestors  
From the dark skinned woman and strong black man    
to their Negro children.  
Sometimes I wonder if these rules apply to me,  
As my skin glows differently.  
Master calls me his ‘Special one’  
I figured that's the reason...

Keep your head down child,
Don't you dare look them in the eyes,  
If the white man ask you a question, you answer.
You do not speak unless you are asked to,  
Mind your manners now,  
It's, “Yes sir, no ma’am”.  
 
These are the rules I was born into  
Passed down by my ancestors  
From the dark skinned woman and strong black man    
to their Negro children.  
Sometimes I wonder if these rules apply to me,  
As my skin glows differently.  
Master calls me his ‘Special one’  
I figured that's the reason...

Keep your head down child,
Don't you dare look them in the eyes,  
If the white man ask you a question, you answer.
You do not speak unless you are asked to,  
Mind your manners now,  
It's, “Yes sir, no ma’am”.  
 
These are the rules I was born into  
Passed down by my ancestors  
From the dark skinned woman and strong black man    
to their Negro children.  
Sometimes I wonder if these rules apply to me,  
As my skin glows differently.  
Master calls me his ‘Special one’  
I figured that's the reason...