I am so tired of waiting. Aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife and cut the world in two — and see wha… - Langston Hughes

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I am so tired of waiting.
Aren’t you,
for the world to become good
and beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
and cut the world in two — and see what worms are eating
at the rind.

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About Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes (1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, social activist and newspaper columnist.

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Alternative Names: James Mercer Langston Hughes James Langston Hughes
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