Week 4: Langston Hughes “Mother to Son”

Hi all,

Here’s the final poem to study: “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes.

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30 thoughts on “Week 4: Langston Hughes “Mother to Son”

  1. Life is like a game of chess
    it takes time to learn
    time to win
    it has ups and downs
    Life isn’t like a video game
    that fries your brain
    and looses your soul
    or having a brain the size as a pea

  2. If you haven’t figured it out yet then,
    life isn’t like a straight line
    You have bumps that go up or down
    Life is like a cake its bitter or sweet
    so you will turn corners and climb some problems
    so don’t give up because life is a mystery with ups or downs
    life isn’t a straight line
    Its like a broken board

  3. Life is like scissors,
    Your life gets cut at some point,
    and you had a nice time while it was.
    Life is like data,
    it keeps your memories safe,
    and it can get deleted.
    Life is like emotions,
    it changes a lot.
    Life is like a story,
    it has a start,
    and it finally ends.

    1. Listen here boy
      life aint been any kid video games
      im loosing
      never winning
      but now
      still the same
      failing

      But Iv’e been tryin’
      with all my might
      reaching the end of the game
      no more mission faliure
      a lot more of mission accomplished

      So what I’m sayin’ is
      never give up
      always strive for accuracy

  4. Listen here
    Life forme ain’t been Hoolywood
    No camera’s behind my back
    Fans are no’ surrounding me
    Climin’ up and always trying
    Never letting go off my dreams
    Looking for hope
    Even when there was dislikes
    So don’t give up now
    You started it then finish and try till the end
    And life for me ain’t been no acting

  5. Listen her boy ,
    life aint been any kid video games
    Im loosing
    never winning
    but now
    still the same
    failing

    But I’ve been tryin’
    with all my might
    reaching the end of the game
    no more mission faliure
    a lot more of mission accomplished

    So wgat I’m sayin’ is
    never give up
    always strive for your target

  6. well son let me tell you this:
    life aint been a Holiday.
    there are no rainbows no sunshine
    stuck behind the same four walls since 1898 no pools just baths.

    climbing some ladders to reach for sunlight and rain bows but then hit 1902 when we went on some planes to go on holidays.

  7. well son , I’ll tell you:
    life for me ain’t been a dream ,
    it had spits of fire ,
    and no lights to show the way ,
    and scary face that put you down.
    I reach for the light
    trying to find the way out of this nightmare
    hiding from all those faces,
    even when it can’t stop ,
    but I have conquered it.
    please don’t give up now ,
    wake up and see the lights ,
    and reach for the stars.
    and son make your life a happy dream.

  8. lisen here boy life for me aint been a private island
    im looking at walls
    stuck in side
    no way out of here
    even thou im stuck
    im hiting the walls
    ive seen a peak
    ive broke out im finaly free
    dont stop now one day you will get there try and try agen

  9. life is like me and you
    i have a secret to tell you
    spinning up and down
    all around
    life for me dont’t waist my time
    i want to shine high to the sky
    but i cant survive
    will you help me rise to the sky
    but all the time i just try try try to cry
    but all the time i want to survive
    even when there’ been fails
    i never folter

  10. Listen up
    My life aint been an owner of a car dealerships,
    Me aint own a car,
    I aint been a millionaire
    without are sports car
    Listen up I am trying
    so i can be better than someone
    To strive for accuracy
    to own a dealerships
    me aint dont give up
    I never be a failure
    so I will try to be a car dealerships.

  11. Listen here:
    life for me ain’t been a sports star
    In life I haven’t been dunken like Jordan
    haven’t been succeeding like Ali
    haven’t been getting sets like federer

    But even through the tough times
    I got up like Lingard
    fought like tyson
    to stand up for myself

    so never give up
    stand up like sterling
    fight like the pistons
    stand up for yourself

  12. life for me ant been no super star and no rich person walking around whith lots of richy money. so listen here ok i aint been a good persom somthing to people i really want to be friends with but i also ant been a great person.

  13. well boy let me tell you
    life ain’t video games
    I’am stuck on level 1 of Mario bros
    always beaten by Bowser
    but I always return with a koopa shell in my hand
    even with kamek on his side
    I strive for accuracy to beat bowser
    and I have beaten every boss without a fail

  14. life for me may not have been as perfect like a diamond i am not gonna be perfect id rather stay normal playing with friend’s getting surrounded by them may of also been heartbroken by them.. sometimes life isn’t such a rainbow sometimes it could be cloudy and dark but i try my hardest not to give up life for me is not a large rainbow its a half one like half a dark cloud sometimes i get upset why..? ive been through the largest dark cloud but my life can turn into a rainbow but not a perfect one..!

  15. Life ain’t crystal clear
    Straight not bent
    injuries top to bottom
    Life is hard not going to lie
    We all have ups and’s downs
    All we do is work and work

    We work day and night
    High not low we study until moon
    Sunrise and we go to school
    Sunsets and we rest
    Bright in the morning we are awake

    At the end we still enjoy are day
    We smile and laugh
    We hang out as a group
    Us friends get along
    Not always do we get to keep are friends

  16. Listen here
    life ain’t been a party
    No stayin’ up late,no pools
    getting in trouble daily
    And somehow less time on the playstation
    and no matter how hard it is to listen I still try,
    I still hang in there and stay positive (with my positivity book)
    i aint filled with greatness
    i am filled with determination

    1. I am from the streets of Islington
      from polutic and noisy
      I am from a family of sports and tidiness
      I am from the N7 roads wich have shops opposite
      I am from emerald isle and the middle east
      I am from a really big family
      I’m from a boxing club
      and stepping into the ring every day
      I am from the child with trophies , medals and prices in the ring

      ( One day I hope to be just like Mohamed Ali )

  17. United way
    Its hard to hope,
    hard to cope ,
    while we might be all alone ,
    we’ve never been more strong ,
    because we will only weather this together,
    so we go to work ,
    we mend we don’t break even when we bend ,
    somewhere , another time ,
    somewhere another place ,
    we are the best ,
    making our friendship brighter , greater
    fighting fore our lives in the world,
    so there to come ,
    to be hope-sighted never diveded ,
    for when we live to give we always bring .

  18. well son ill tell you
    life aint been luxary
    its got tanks
    and splinters
    this aint no private jet
    but all the time i still climb
    trying to reach the top

  19. life is not like a golden plain
    going up and down
    and all around i wish i was in some
    golden town dont give up now
    you need cash around
    or i will be on the ground with old bags
    not up high in the sky
    with all the birds.

  20. Listen here boi
    Life for me aint been a millionaire
    I’ve been left with 99p
    Money,money my 1st priority

    Well let me tell ya
    Life ain’t been a millionaire
    No money at the end of my rainbow
    Soon ill be looking at the rusty old streets within’ a week

    But iv’e been trying
    life isn’t fair!
    reaching out to the stars
    even when there are tricky times
    I always think of positive vibes

    Don’t give up now !
    stand up tall and straight
    for i’m still working
    life ain’t been no millionaire

  21. Hey you listen up,
    Life for me aint a holiday
    Ive been buried in sand not making sand castles
    Ill never drown , ill always float,

    You know ive been eating cerial not ice cream,
    You know ive been sleeping in blankets not paradise,
    Life for me is drinking juice not coconuts,
    PlayIng outside not in water,

    Life fo me aint no holiday,
    Life for me is family,

  22. well boi
    life hasnt been no mansion
    it had ingries splinters and broken bones [like me]
    no roof to hold us up
    no carpet

    but kept on going
    no matter what happend
    i kept going turning corners
    reaching out

    and im still going
    better than ever
    life aint been no mansion

  23. Life is like the wind,sometimes a hurricane and sometimes a breeze

    Well son let me tell ya,
    Life ain’t be no holiday
    It ain’t had no golden jets
    It had rusty,green chairs
    An’ ripped up walls
    An’ splinters pokin’ through my feet.

    But i try
    I fly to the sky
    But i ain’t see no rainbows nor any sunshine
    But I conquered it,
    So don’t give up now
    Reach up to the sky!

    Saven

  24. Listen here boy
    life aint been any kid video games
    im loosing
    never winning
    but now
    still the same
    failing

    But Iv’e been tryin’
    with all my might
    reaching the end of the game
    no more mission faliure
    a lot more of mission accomplished

    So what I’m sayin’ is
    never give up
    always strive for accuracy

  25. Hey you listen up,
    Life for me aint a holiday
    Ive been buried in sand not making sand castles
    Ill never drown , ill always float,

    You know ive been eating cerial not ice cream,
    You know ive been sleeping in blankets not paradise,
    Life for me is drinking juice not coconuts,
    PlayIng outside not in water,

    Life fo me aint no holiday,
    Life for me is family,

  26. i am from the loud noisy streets
    from blocks and shops
    i am from noise and love
    i am from tall trees and the green
    lots of colurfull greens
    i am from pizza and chicken
    i am from nock down ginger
    i am from where your school uniform
    even now
    im a living life untill the end
    pizza and chicken
    i am my self

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