Molding your Destiny

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

Langston Hughes's poem 'Mother to son' demonstrates how life isn’t easy and you have to fight, and never give up to succeed. This poem shows that when an obstacle gets in your way just keep going, because you life is never going to be easy and there is never going to be a clear path for you to follow. The African American people had to fight to be accepted, and this took determination, bravery and patience. The poem is telling us that even if life seems easy at times you still have to work hard, because that happiness may not last long. Although having to fight through their lives African Americans use their traits to fit in and when they do they work hard thus leading them to success, and this poem is encouraging them to continue and never give up. When you give up on tasks you are weakening your willpower inside but when you succeed you feel joy, and that is what this poem is saying life will never be easy but you can mold that into you strength and by doing so live a blissful life.