Poetry Out Loud

 I, Too

 

By Langston Hughes

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.

Tomorrow,

I’ll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody’ll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.

Besides,

They’ll see how beautiful I am

And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

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I decided to choose this poem "I,Too" by Langston Hughes to recite at the poetry out loud thing because its kinda short and i cant memorize things well nor do i want to.

I Too Sing America is about slavery and how african american black people were treated badly. they would be shunned away when friends came like they're ashamed, but he believes theres hope, he hopes for tomorrow and he knows that tomorrow will be better and he believes that slavery will be stopped.