Prize Fighter by Langston Hughes

Only dumb guys fight.
If I wasn't dumb
I wouldn't be fightin'.
I could make six dollars a day
On the docks
And I'd save more than I do now.
Only dumb guys fight.

More from Langston Hughes:

• I, Too
• Mother To Son
• As I Grew Older
• Dreams
• Suicide’s Note
• Dream Deferred