I've been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow …

Langston Hughes
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I've been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me, Looks like between 'em they done Tried to make me Stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'-- But I don't care! I'm still here! ✨ Langston Hughes (2004). Vintage Hughes, Vintage
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I've been scared and battered. My hopes the wind done scattered. Snow has friz me, Sun has baked me, Looks like between 'em they done Tried to make me Stop laughin', stop lovin', stop livin'-- But I don't care! I'm still here! ✨ Langston Hughes (2004). Vintage Hughes, Vintage

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