Minstrel Man Poem by Langston Hughes

Minstrel Man

Rating: 3.9


Because my mouth
Is wide with laughter
And my throat
Is deep with song,
You do not think
I suffer after
I have held my pain
So long?

Because my mouth
Is wide with laughter,
You do not hear
My inner cry?
Because my feet
Are gay with dancing,
You do not know
I die?

Minstrel Man
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sarah 23 April 2018

I wear the mask, because this makes you acceptable to your peers

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Ryan Thompson 24 July 2008

i like this it says he is happy but still he can be sad but he wont be able to tell cuz he is dancing to hard and laughing so much.. :)

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Sarah 23 April 2018

Many people wear this mask to be acceptable to their peers

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Esther 23 April 2018

I live this poem everday I step outside my home

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Dominique Gray 08 November 2006

awsome=)

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