how come him
could easily hem
we in with a Hymn
sung bout life
bout dark sun
n darker son
dance n round sunset
paint n son rise
how come him
could easily hem
we in with a Hymn
sung bout black life
bout dark pain
n darker stain
dance n round we
round bout sundown
this Langston Hughes
whose words infuse
fan n first time reader
poet laureate n rapper
n how come we
don't hem him in
with a Hymn
sung bout life
bout dark son
n darker sun
dance n round
Harlem Son Rise
could easily hem
we in with a Hymn
sung bout life
bout dark sun
n darker son
dance n round sunset
paint n son rise
how come him
could easily hem
we in with a Hymn
sung bout black life
bout dark pain
n darker stain
dance n round we
round bout sundown
this Langston Hughes
whose words infuse
fan n first time reader
poet laureate n rapper
n how come we
don't hem him in
with a Hymn
sung bout life
bout dark son
n darker sun
dance n round
Harlem Son Rise