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Still Here

Langston Hughes

I been scared and battered.
My hopes the wind done scattered.
   Snow has friz me,
   Sun has baked me,

Looks like between 'em they done
   Tried to make me

Stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'--
   But I don't care!
   I'm still here!

Added: 16 Jan 2002 | Last Read: 12 Sep 2026 3:39 AM | Viewed: 34230 times

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