Something for each of us! Do not despair— There’s a heart to your answering Fully—somewhere. Press on through the dark With a smile on your face— The something you long for Awaits your embrace.
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Hope, The Crisis, June 1928; Complete closing eight lines. Full public-domain poem read in Lehigh University documented transcription; distinct from earlier same-title poem at1502.
- Hope, The Crisis, June 1928
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