My old man's a white old man <br />And my old mother's black. <br />If ever I cursed my white old man <br />I take my curses back. <br />If ever I cursed my black old mother <br />And wished she were in hell, <br />I'm sorry for that evil wish <br />And now I wish her well <br />My old man died in a fine big house. <br />My ma died in a shack. <br />I wonder where I'm going to die, <br />Being neither white nor black?<br /><br />Langston Hughes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/cross/
