***** "Harlem Night Club"
Sleek black boys in a cabaret. Jazz-band, jazz-band, -- Play, plAY, PLAY! Tomorrow...who knows? Dance today!
White girls' eyes Call gay black boys. Black boys' lips Grin jungle joys.
Dark brown girls In blond men's arms. Jazz-band, jazz-band, -- Sing Eve's charms!
White ones, brown ones, What do you know About tomorrow Where all paths go?
Jazz-boys, jazz-boys, -- Play, plAY, PLAY! Tomorrow...is darkness. Joy today!
Langston Hughes *****
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