P&FQ - Poetry and Fascinating Quotes: Poem - "The Blues" by Langston Hughes

"The Blues"

by Langston Hughes

When the shoe strings break

On both your shoes

And you're in a hurry-

That's the blues.

When you go to buy a candy bar

And you've lost the dime you had-

Slipped through a hole in your pocket somewhere-

That's the blues, too, and bad!

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