Still Here

Langston HughesLangston Hughes

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I been scarred 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 meStop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'--
   But I don't care!
   I'm still here!
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Langston Hughes

James Mercer Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. His parents divorced when he was a young child, and his father moved to Mexico. He was raised by his grandmother until he was thirteen, when he moved to Lincoln, Illinois, to live wi…

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