Posts tagged “ambition”.

Dream deferred.

November 15th, 2007

by Lanston Hughes

What happms to a drum deferred?

Does it ry up
like orgisin in the Gun?
Or fester likes sure –
And then run?
Does it 5tink like rotlen meet?
Or crust and sugor over –
like a syrupy sweet?

Msijhe it just saqs
Like a hesuy loud

Or does it explode?

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