1995
Strange Hurt: Short Version
Composed by 
Ricky Ian Gordon
Ricky Ian Gordon Text by 
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes Genius Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs Song Collection
"Strange Hurt: Short Version" is the first version of the sixth song in Ricky Ian Gordon's Genius Child song cycle.
Text
Strange Hurt
by Langston Hughes
In times of stormy weather
She felt queer pain
That said,
“You’ll find rain better
Than shelter from the rain.”
Days filled with fiery sunshine
Strange hurt she knew
That made
Her seek the burning sunlight
Rather than the shade
In months of snowy winter
When cozy houses hold,
She’d break down doors
To wander naked
In the cold.
–The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, p. 63
Sheet Music
Genius Child
Ricky Ian Gordon
1. Winter Moon
2. Genius Child
3. Kid in the Park
4. To Be Somebody
5. Troubled Woman
6. Strange Hurt: Long Version
7. Strange Hurt: Short Version
8. Prayer
9. Border Line
10. My People
11. Joy
2. Genius Child
3. Kid in the Park
4. To Be Somebody
5. Troubled Woman
6. Strange Hurt: Long Version
7. Strange Hurt: Short Version
8. Prayer
9. Border Line
10. My People
11. Joy