"Tell Me"
“
Why should it be my loneliness,
Why should it be my song,
Why should it be my dream
deferred
overlong?
— Langston Hughes
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Why should it be my loneliness,
Why should it be my song,
Why should it be my dream
deferred
overlong?" in the context of ""Tell Me"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Langston Hughes" (Quotes, Montage of a Dream Deferred (1951))
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About Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes (1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, social activist and newspaper columnist.
About Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes (1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967) was an American poet, novelist, playwright, social activist and newspaper columnist.
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