But only mandatory Throughout his life, his poetry grew Inspiring young writers, like me and maybe you He never married and was never in a hurry But soon his life got a little blurry May 22 1967 he struggled with prostate cancer Contribute to his funeral was poetry and jazz, some say he was also a dancer Langston Hughes, an African American a poet, a novelist, and play writer Tells us that thereʼs nothing we canʼt do No matter our color or type or shape He writes, I am the darker brother, theyʼll see how beautiful I am.
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