I, Too, Sing America
by 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.
I think that this poem has to do with acceptance by the rest of the community. The ladies at CFL come out, and people do not see them as equal. Our country is a community, and I believe all citizens have a formed relationship. This is an example about how it is hard for them to get jobs because of their past, although they did their sentence in prison.
