(1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967 / Missouri)

poet Langston Hughes
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Bad Morning

Here I sit
With my shoes mismated.
Lawdy-mercy!
I's frustrated!

Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003

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  • Brianna James (4/22/2013 11:45:00 AM)

    My morning day
    Is just like this
    And near no bay

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  • Denvor Fernandez (2/10/2009 1:20:00 AM)

    Sure, you had a bad morning.

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  • Little Poet (4/24/2008 1:59:00 PM)

    this is kind of a silly little kid song but it definetly describes me in the morning sometimes

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    		26 person did not like.
  • Russ Haehl (9/20/2006 11:38:00 PM)

    Wow, somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed that morning.. Langston!

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