poet Langston Hughes #6 on top 500 poets Poet's PagePoemsQuotesCommentsStatsE-BooksBiographyVideosShare on FacebookShare on TwitterPoems by Langston Hughes : 21 / 104 « prev. poem next poem »Dream Deferred - Poem by Langston HughesAutoplay next videoWhat happens to a dream deferred?Does it dry upLike 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 sagslike a heavy load.Or does it explode?
-Langston Hughes
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