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Harlem 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 and sugar over - like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.Or does it explode?

Harlem 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 and sugar over - like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?


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Posted on June 4th, 2012
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    None of the above….once you get it together, it returns like the warmth of the sun. I’m beaming!
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    One of my favorites Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester...