Mythology & Folklore
It Is Hard to Love
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
It's hard to love, yes, indeed 'tis.
It's hard to be broke up in min'.
You'se all lugged up in some gal's heart,
But you hain't gwineter lug up in mine.
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MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “It Is Hard to Love.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/195/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “It Is Hard to Love.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/195/.
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