A Dream Deferred? (283 hits)

A Dream Deferred

What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?

Langston Hughes Posted By: Dr. Teresa Tee Bolden
Saturday, March 7th 2009 at 5:11PM
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