What happens to a dream deferred? <br /> <br />Does it dry up <br />like a raisin in the sun? <br />Or fester like a sore— <br />And then run? <br />Does it stink like rotten meat? <br />Or crust and sugar over— <br />like a syrupy sweet? <br /> <br />Maybe it just sags <br />like a heavy load. <br /> <br />Or does it explode?<br /><br />Langston Hughes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/harlem-dream-deferred/
