Madam And The Rent Man Poem by Langston Hughes

Madam And The Rent Man

Rating: 2.7


The rent man knocked.
He said, Howdy-do?
I said, What
Can I do for you?
He said, You know
Your rent is due.

I said, Listen,
Before I'd pay
I'd go to Hades
And rot away!

The sink is broke,
The water don't run,
And you ain't done a thing
You promised to've done.

Back window's cracked,
Kitchen floor squeaks,
There's rats in the cellar,
And the attic leaks.

He said, Madam,
It's not up to me.
I'm just the agent,
Don't you see?

I said, Naturally,
You pass the buck.
If it's money you want
You're out of luck.

He said, Madam,
I ain't pleased!
I said, Neither am I.
So we agrees!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Lol Banter M8 01 March 2016

I like chicken nuggets

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Arvind 07 December 2017

im vegetarian

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Arvind 07 December 2017

I'm vegetarian

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Margaret O Driscoll 09 February 2016

A poem that has humour but conveys a serious message regarding inadequate housing

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Shana 18 September 2018

I dont really like it.

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Ftycyctycyt 29 January 2021

Hello

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Kamren Boone 01 October 2020

I think this is a good poem to learn from.

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Kamren Boone 01 October 2020

I think that this is a good poem to learn something from.

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Lil d 01 March 2019

A author is someone that writes the story or the poem. A speaker is the one

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lizberry :) 01 March 2019

good enough. Skskskskks

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