The Poetry of Langston Hughes “Mother to Son” “Dreams” “A Dream Deferred”
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This is This is beautiful! beautiful!
Try not to cry.Try not to cry.
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She jumped She jumped up as soon up as soon as she saw as she saw the surgeon the surgeon come out of come out of
the the operating operating
room.room.
She said: She said: "How is my "How is my little boy? little boy?
Is he going Is he going to be all to be all right? right?
When can I When can I see him?"see him?"
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The The surgeon surgeon
said, "I'm said, "I'm sorry. sorry.
We did all We did all we could, we could, but your but your
boy didn't boy didn't make it."make it."
Sally said, "Why Sally said, "Why do little do little
children get children get cancer? cancer?
Doesn't God care Doesn't God care any more? any more?
Where were you, Where were you, God, when my God, when my
son needed son needed you?"you?"
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The surgeon The surgeon asked,asked,
"Would you "Would you like some like some time alone time alone with your with your
son? son?
One of the One of the nurses will be nurses will be out in a few out in a few
minutes, minutes, before he's before he's
transported to transported to the the
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Sally asked the Sally asked the nurse to stay nurse to stay with her while with her while she said good she said good
bye to her son. bye to her son. She ran her She ran her
fingers lovingly fingers lovingly through his through his
thick red curly thick red curly hair.hair.
"Would you like "Would you like a lock of his a lock of his hair?" the hair?" the
nurse asked. nurse asked. Sally nodded Sally nodded yes. The nurse yes. The nurse
cut a lock of cut a lock of the boy's hair, the boy's hair,
put it in a put it in a plastic bag and plastic bag and
handed it to handed it to Sally. Sally.
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The mother The mother said, "It was said, "It was Jimmy's idea Jimmy's idea to donate his to donate his body to the body to the
University for University for Study. He Study. He
said it might said it might help help
somebody somebody else.else.
"I said no at "I said no at first, but Jimmy first, but Jimmy
said, 'Mom, I said, 'Mom, I won't be using won't be using it after I die. it after I die. Maybe it will Maybe it will
help some help some other little boy other little boy
spend one spend one more day with more day with
his Mom." his Mom."
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She went on, She went on, "My Jimmy "My Jimmy
had a heart of had a heart of gold. Always gold. Always thinking of thinking of
someone else. someone else. Always Always
wanting to wanting to help others if help others if
he could."he could."
Sally walked Sally walked out of out of
Children's Children's Mercy Mercy
Hospital for Hospital for the last time, the last time,
after spending after spending most of the most of the
last six last six months there. months there.
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She put the bag She put the bag with Jimmy's with Jimmy's
belongings on the belongings on the seat beside her in seat beside her in
the car. the car. The drive home The drive home was difficult. It was difficult. It was even harder was even harder
to enter the to enter the empty house.empty house.
She carried She carried Jimmy's Jimmy's
belongings, belongings, and the and the
plastic bag plastic bag with the lock with the lock of his hair to of his hair to
her son's her son's room. room.
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She started She started placing the placing the
model cars and model cars and other personal other personal things back in things back in
his room exactly his room exactly where he had where he had always kept always kept
them.them.
She laid down She laid down across his bed across his bed and, hugging and, hugging
his pillow, his pillow, cried herself to cried herself to
sleep. sleep. It was around It was around
midnight when midnight when Sally awoke. Sally awoke.
Laying beside Laying beside her on the bed her on the bed was a folded was a folded
letter.letter.
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The letter said: The letter said:
"Dear Mom, "Dear Mom, I know you're going to miss me; I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to just 'cause I'm not around to
say say
"I Love You" ."I Love You" .
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I will always love you, Mom, even I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. we will see each other again.
Until then, if you want to adopt Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so a little boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. lonely, that's okay with me.
He can have my room and old He can have my room and old stuff to play with.stuff to play with.
But, if you decide to get a girl But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't instead, she probably wouldn't
like the same things us boys do. like the same things us boys do.
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You'll have to buy her dolls You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. and stuff girls like, you know. Don't be sad thinking about Don't be sad thinking about
me. This really is a neat me. This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I go t here met me as soon as I go t here
and showed me around and showed me around some, but it will take a long some, but it will take a long
time to see everything. time to see everything.
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The angels are so cool. I love The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you to watch them fly. And, you
know what? Jesus doesn't know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew Yet, when I saw Him, I knew
it was Him. Jesus himself it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD! And took me to see GOD! And
guess what, Mom? I got to sit guess what, Mom? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to on God's knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody Him, like I was somebody
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That's when I told Him that I That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to wanted to write you a letter, to
tell you good bye and everything. tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn't But I already knew that wasn't allowed. Well, you know what allowed. Well, you know what Mom? God handed me some Mom? God handed me some
paper and His own personal pen paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. to write you this letter.
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I think Gabriel is the name of I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer for me to give you the answer
to one of the questions you to one of the questions you asked Him 'Where was He asked Him 'Where was He
when I needed him?'when I needed him?' "God said He was in the same "God said He was in the same
place with me, as when His place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. son Jesus was on the cross.
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He was right there, as He He was right there, as He always is with all His always is with all His
children. Oh, by the way, children. Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see Mom, no one else can see
what I've written except you. what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't a blank piece of paper. Isn't
that cool? I have to give God that cool? I have to give God His pen back now.His pen back now.
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He needs it to write some more He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. names in the Book of Life.
Tonight I get to sit at the table Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure with Jesus for supper. I'm sure
the food will be great. the food will be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore. The cancer don't hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I is all gone. I'm glad because I
couldn't stand that pain anymore couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see and God couldn't stand to see
me hurt so much, either. me hurt so much, either.
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That's when He sent The That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a me. The Angel said I was a
Special Delivery! Special Delivery! How about that? How about that?
Signed with Love from God, Signed with Love from God,
Jesus & Me.Jesus & Me.
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( Let's see Satan stop this one.) ( Let's see Satan stop this one.)
Take 60 seconds and repost this, Take 60 seconds and repost this, within the hour, you will have caused a within the hour, you will have caused a multitude of believers to pray to God multitude of believers to pray to God for each other. Then sit back and feel for each other. Then sit back and feel
the Holy Spirit work in your life for the Holy Spirit work in your life for doing what you know God loves doing what you know God loves "When you're down to nothing, "When you're down to nothing,
God is up to something."God is up to something."
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““~ God Bless You ~”~ God Bless You ~”
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