even though this poem clearly shouts out Harlem, it reminds me of DC just the same...
Jukebox Love Song
Langston Hughes
I could take the Harlem night
and wrap it around you,
Take the neon lights and make a crown,
Take the Lenox Avenue busses,
Taxis, subways,
And for your love song tone their rumble down.
Take Harlem's heartbeat,
Make a drumbeat,
Put it on a record, let it whirl,
And while we listen to it play,
Dance with you till day--
Dance with you, my sweet brown Harlem girl.
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