Emperor Haile Selassie I

by Langston Hughes

 

 

That he is human ... and living ...

And of our time ...

Makes it seem a miracle

All the more sublime

That he becomes a symbol

Of our Negritude,

Our dignity ... and food

On which men who are neither

King of Kings nor Lions of Judah

Yet may feel their pride ...

And live to hope for that great day

When all mankind is one

And each king in common

Of all his eyes survey.

And each man shares

The strength derived from head held high ...

And holds his head, King of Kings ...

Our symbol of a dream

That will not die.

 

 

 

 

 

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