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I look at the world
By Langston Hughes

I look at the world

From awakening eyes in a black face—

And this is what I see:

This fenced-off narrow space

Assigned to me.

I look then at the silly walls

Through dark eyes in a dark face—

And this is what I know:

That all these walls oppression builds

Will have to go!

I look at my own body

With eyes no longer blind—

And I see that my own hands can make

The world that’s in my mind.

Then let us hurry, comrades,

The road to find.

On Sunday night, February 5, from 8 pm to midnight,  The Nightside begins an observance of Black History Month. The Poetry of Langston Hughes begins the month and in subsequent weeks, we will bring you the poetry of Maya Angelou, Gil Scott Heron, The Last Poets, and Amiri Baraka to name a few.

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