The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes

I like this poem because as I read it I am able to see this man playing his piano on the street and hear the song that is being sung. I think this poem is written very well for that matter, it uses a lot of descriptors which enhances the writing. I also really like the story that is being told about the older man. He is a poor, Black man trying to do what he enjoys but he sings the blues because of his life. This aspect of the poem sheds wisdom because the blues are sung because someone is sad about something and clearly this man is sad about his life. He even says that he would rather just die which is rather poignant due to the fact that he is singing about it. I think it is sad that someone would rather be dead than alive, at least he is expressing it poetically. His lyrics do form somewhat of a poem even if he does not use any rhyme scheme, but this is what I like about his poem because it seems real. It is something that I can picture clearly in my mind.