From me to You

Authors note: I thought this was an amazing poem and decided to tell you a little about it.

Mother to son

By: Langston Hughes

Well, son, I'll tell you:
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor --
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now --
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair.

            I think this poem is amazing. Langston Hughes uses a few similes and one hugely important metaphor in the poem, ‘life aint been no crystal stair’. It shows how hard life can be and reminds you never to give up. It could make you feel stronger or your load was just lightened. I think he meant for that to happen. It sounds strengthening or encouraging.