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Reality (April 24, 1920. Signed as Hugh Hope). Claude McKay. Workers' Dreadnought.
1media/Claude McKay Reality Workers Dreadnought_thumb.png2021-03-01T18:59:31-08:00Jennifer Poulos Nesbitt62bc3cb599d3c15be3205b879d3578d58552b09254011Reality (April 24, 1920. Signed as Hugh Hope). Claude McKay. Workers' Dreadnought.plain2021-03-01T18:59:31-08:00Jennifer Poulos Nesbitt62bc3cb599d3c15be3205b879d3578d58552b092
For one soul saved from wreck so many lost; For one fair flower so many loathsome weeds; For one calm sea so many tempest-tossed; One act of love so many hateful deeds.
For one slight ray of hope a million fears; One day of peace long bitter years of strife; One hollow laugh a thousand genuine tears; Such is the grim reality of life.
