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
Which excerpt from the poem best captures the speaker's message to her son?
So boy, don't 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" (Lines 14-18)
"So boy, don't 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" (Lines 14-18)
"It's had tacks in it,/ And splinters/ And boards torn up/ And places with no carpet on the floor-/ Bare." (Lines 3-7)
"It's had tacks in it,/ And splinters/ And boards torn up/ And places with no carpet on the floor-/ Bare." (Lines 3-7)
"I'se been a climbin' on./ And reaching landin's,/ And turnin' corners (Lines 9-11)
"I'se been a climbin' on./ And reaching landin's,/ And turnin' corners (Lines 9-11)
"Well, son, I'll tell you: /Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" (Lines 1-2)
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