My Favorite Poem So Far ("Mother To Son") by Langston Hughes

My favorite poem so far is "Mother To Son" by Langston Hughes. Unlike other poems I've read, this one was very meaningful. I can actually relate this poem to my real life. Like every mother does, my mother tells me about the struggles she has faced in life all the time.That she doesn't want me to make the same mistakes she did when she was younger. This poem reminds me of those conversation I've had with her. This poem is basically about an African American mother telling her son to not give up in life no mattter what. As she says" Sometimes goin' in the dark/ Where there ain't been no light".  That life for her hasn't been no "crystal stair". Which means that her life wasn't all that fancy like "Cinderella".The mother says how she lived in poverty because she lived in a "Place with no carpets on the floor". The son is probably having some problems in his life thats why his mother is giving him advice. Telling him that she's been through it all.