I 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!
Still Here
Analysis, meaning and summary of Langston Hughes's poem Still Here
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In the poem Still Here langston Hughes is trying to say that he is going to keep up fighting and he is not giving up.
im still here too,like langston..
this poem is good i am young and i have to turn in a poem about myself i think this pretty much explains it
i think this poem is really good because it shows that life is full of unwanted things and unfortunate occasions and even though we go through all these things, we’re “still here”
i really like this poem because it shows that whatever happens,we blacks will always be here. w’eve suvived!
by the way, i’m 11, black, and proud of it!
This poem i like my lif right now cause peoplelove me but hurts me and i don’t care about it . and your poem makes me feel good and lets me know that i am not by my-self amd there’s more people around her like me and that’s good think you for making that poem cause their’s no one who understand me like you do hope you make more poem’s like that cause i will read them all. and agin think you an lot.
I loved the poem and i think the power of mind in Langston cant stop me think of ever existential of a person, being born, live, and die is the mark of a persons existence and no matter what that will never diminish whether subjected to pain, joys, of this world or off down into graves one remains unique and thatr is an undiniable fact. Each person marks a history as long as one comes and leaves the face of the Earth. Yap Hughes is simply a smart Poet i lhave come to enjoy reading!-Augustine
i like ur poem it shows dat u’ll always be there no matter wat!!!!!
i think that this poem is the best of the best!!!! even though i like shel silverstein better langston hughes is still GREAT!!! that 16 year old cant spell. by the way im 12 and i can spell appreciate. and umm… i think langston hughes is dead, isnt he? yea pretty sure!
who woulda thought 2 words put together in the right combination can create a beautiful feeling in ones own heart
In my opinion i think the poem is saying that he is tired or every suffering there is. He is expressing that there are so many problems in life
The first line of the poem should read “scarred and battered.” At least, that’s how it’s put on Mykee Fowlin’s website. Makes sense. Just thought you’d want to know.
I really like this one! I feel like.. well, I don’t know. Like.. do what you wish, ‘cuz I won’t care! =P
I’m only 15 and in a few months I will be 16. This poem makes me appriciate that I am still alive. The older that I get the more I notice the world around me. Like a robin perched on a branch or a spider web glistening after a light shower. Since I am still here I respect most of what is around me but not all the time. Live, Love, Laugh, and Praise the Lord.
Your poem is very touching and it is my favorite of them all on this “top 40” list. The poet Langston has a very awesome talent for writing and i enjoy reading them every day.
Just hearing the words still here is such a strong meaning and if u say it over and over it’s a good feeling to saiy “im am still here”
This poem is amazing!! Langston Hughes is my IDOL!
This poem is great and is written with so much feeling! Just hereing the two words together “still here” is really overr looked by a lot of people. We should appreciate that we are still here to experience the wonderful meaning of life and your purpose on this earth.
I remember the week before 2000. Everyone was afraid that the world was going to end. But it’s not like that becuase the human race is a race full of survivors. One of them being hughes. Poets are survivors beucase a lot of them were different. They had the strength to keep doing what they love. And that is why we are still here. We ARE still here becuase of creativity, imagination, strength, and love.
I love this poem! I agree with Langston Hughes. IT’s 2005 and you got that all right!! I’m still here!Can identfy with the first two lines personally.I’m fifty three yrs. old and I’m still here! Amen