Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes

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 over and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

Last updated: March 28th, 2001
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