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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
50-50, by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I'm all alone in this world, she said Alternate Author Name(s): Hughes, Langston Subject(s): African Americans; Negroes; American Blacks | |||
I'm all alone in this world, she said, Ain't got nobody to share my bed, Ain't got nobody to hold my hand- The truth of the matter's I ain't got no man. Big Boy opened his mouth and said, Trouble with you is You ain't got no head! If you had a head and used your mind You could have me with you All the time. She answered, Babe, what must I do? He said, Share your bed- And your money, too. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY AUNT ELLA MAE by MICHAEL S. HARPER DERRICK POEM (THE LOST WORLD) by TERRANCE HAYES ODE TO BIG TREND by TERRANCE HAYES WOOFER (WHEN I CONSIDER THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN) by TERRANCE HAYES CONDITIONS XXI by ESSEX HEMPHILL BOUND NO'TH BLUES by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES |
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