by Langston Hughes
My old mule,
He's gota grin on his face.
He's been a mule so long
He's forgotten about his race.
I'm like that old mule --
Black -- and don't give a damn!
You got to take me
Like I am.
- This poem expresses how a person isn't truly happy until they become as indifferent to their race as this donkey in the poem.
- As I repeated it, it reminded me of myself.
- The last stanza is powerful!
- Words that pop out are: "old mule", "so long", "forgotten his race", and "take me like I am."
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