Young Sailor by Langston Hughes — Read

He carries / His own strength / And his own laughter, / His own today / And his own hereafter --

This strong young sailor / Of the wide seas.

What is money for?

To spend, he says.

And wine?

To drink.

And women?

To love.

And today?

For joy.

And tomorrow?

For joy.

And the green sea / For strength, / And the brown land / For laughter.

And nothing hereafter.