Dream Deferred

[heartless_poet]

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?

- Langston Hughes

Comments

[heartless_poet]

Surreal indeed!
I haven't read Hansberry. Actually, i haven't read too many plays at all. They throw me.

This poem came to me the other day quite suddenly. What happened to your deferred dreams?

[subtle_blues]

Just nice to find your post after a really long time. Sweet poem!

Personally, I think it festers like a sore for a while and then like my lonely old neighbour who died all alone, it just goes unnoticed.

[heartless_poet]

Hi, Thanks.

Interesting take on dreams you have. I always thought deferred dreams never die. You canbury them but they still don't die. I am guessing your old neighbour who died alone didn't quite go unnoticed. The dead ones always stink, though.

[notanangel78]

You're ALIVE!!
Remember that huge Dr Suess book you gave me. I read from it to Adiv quite often, and he loves the pictures:)
That has been his initiation into poetry:)

[heartless_poet]

oooh nice. i was looking up your page the other day and noticed a picture with Adiv and the seuss book and the poetry book on the table. I couldn't remember if i gave you the seuss.

How are you all doing? Will catch up when i come to Bangalore next month!

[bobo_lj]

whee, you're back!

or are you?

i kept checking, but then... well, stopped. and suddenly thought of you now and visited.

i think i was antickpix when you were last around. :)

[heartless_poet]

yes yes im here. where art thou?

[bobo_lj]

here, i would say?

[heartless_poet]

wherever you go, there you are?