Langston+Hughes

I, Too, Sing America
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.