Gandhi is Fasting
By Langston Hughes, 1943
Mighty Britain, tremble!
Let your empire’s standard sway
Let it break entirely—
My Gandhi fasts today
You may think it foolish—
That there’s no truth in what I say—
That all of Asia’s watching
As Gandhi fasts today
You know quite well, Great Britain
That it is not right
To starve and beat and oppress
Those who are not white
Of course, we do it too.
Here in the U.S.A.
May Gandhi’s prayers help us, as well
As he fasts today.
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