Thursday, December 4, 2014

Thursday Verse: "Shall the Good Go Down" - Langston Hughes

Shall the Good Go Down?

All over the world
Shall the good go down? 
Lidice?
Were they good there?
Of did some devil come
To scourge their evil bare? 
Shall the good go down? 
Who makes fine speeches
Far from the ravaged town? 
Spain?
Were folks good there?
Or did some god
Mete punishment
Who did not care? 
Who makes fine speeches
Far from the beaten town? 
Shall the good go down? 
Are we good?
Did we care?
Or did we weary when they said,
Your theme wears bare?
PROPAGANDA--
Boring anywhere. 
Shall the good go down? 
Who are the good?
Where is their
Town? 


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