Supplication by Joseph S. Cotter, Jr. James Weldon Johnson, ed. 1922. The Book of American Negro Poetry

James Weldon Johnson, ed. (1871–1938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922.

Supplication

Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.


I AM so tired and weary,
So tired of the endless fight,
So weary of waiting the dawn
And finding endless night.

That I ask but rest and quiet—	5
Rest for days that are gone,
And quiet for the little space
That I must journey on.