Harlem
from Montage of a Dream
Deferred (1951)
by Langston
Hughes (February 1, 1902 - May 22, 1967)
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?
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