Monday, June 10, 2013

3:35:16

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

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