Life Ain T No Crystal Stair at Life

Life Ain T No Crystal Stair. Four years earlier, latimer published a book she called landmarks: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

13 where there ain’t been no light. It’s had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up, and places with no carpet on the floor— bare. She uses the word “boy” to call his attention and make sure he is still listening to her.

No Crystal Stair Mother to Son Langston Hughes poem 8x10

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. Well, son, i'll tell you: Two young men, an africa.