Poem by Langston Hughes

Demand

Listen!
Dear dream of utter aliveness-
Touching my body of utter death-
Tell me, O quickly! dream of aliveness,
The flaming source of your bright breath.
Tell me, O dream of utter aliveness-
Knowing so well the wind and the sun-
Where is this light
Your eyes see forever?
And what is the wind
You touch when you run?

1. Jazzonia
2. For Selma
3. Prize Fighter
4. Sea Calm
5. Dream Deferred

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