I went down to the river, <br />I set down on the bank. <br />I tried to think but couldn't, <br />So I jumped in and sank. <br /> <br />I came up once and hollered! <br />I came up twice and cried! <br />If that water hadn't a-been so cold <br />I might've sunk and died. <br /> <br />But it was Cold in that water! It was cold! <br /> <br />I took the elevator <br />Sixteen floors above the ground. <br />I thought about my baby <br />And thought I would jump down. <br /> <br />I stood there and I hollered! <br />I stood there and I cried! <br />If it hadn't a-been so high <br />I might've jumped and died. <br /> <br />But it was High up there! It was high! <br /> <br />So since I'm still here livin', <br />I guess I will live on. <br />I could've died for love-- <br />But for livin' I was born <br /> <br />Though you may hear me holler, <br />And you may see me cry-- <br />I'll be dogged, sweet baby, <br />If you gonna see me die. <br /> <br />Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!<br /><br />Langston Hughes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/life-is-fine/
