Langston Hughes
Dream Boogie
Good morning, daddy!
Ain't you heard
The boogie-woogie rumble
Of a dream deferred?
Listen closely:
You'll hear their feet
Beating out and beating out a—
You think
It's a happy beat?
Listen to it closely:
Ain't you heard
Something underneath
Like a—
What did I say?
Sure
I'm happy!
Take it away!
Hey, pop!
Re-bop!
Mop!
Y-e-a-h!