Son To Mother

Son to Mother (A Tribute to Langston Hughes' Mother to Son) Mama thank you for your wisdom that you provided since I was in womb. I am proud to say I’ve become a man and on my own two feet tall I stand. It wasn’t easy, this path I’ve led being a counter-cultural black man – what so many dread. But watching you made me strong over the years and I saw how your walk brought you to tears. With decent dignity you inspired me to never accept less than what I should be. While walking and doing the very best you could, believing that crystal stairs came after the wood. And now that I have finally arrived, it’s because of your courage that I survived. So for that, mama, I say a job well done; from your example, I can teach my own son.