I, too, de Langston Hughes

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.




HUGHES, L. In: RAMPERSAD, A.; ROESSEL, D. (Ed.). The collected poems of Langston Hughes. New York; Knopf, 1994.
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Penélope, de Ana Martins Marques

O que o dia tece,

a noite esquece.

O que o dia traça,

a noite esgarça.

De dia, tramas,

de noite, traças.

De dia, sedas,

de noite, perdas.

De dia, malhas,

de noite, falhas.

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