I turn 18 on Thursday

[kamikazitaxi]

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?

Comments

Syrupy Sweet...... That Sounds Really Sweet

[chrisclimax]

Hey isn't that Langston Hughes? Anyhoo have a fantasterifical birthday... oh and FYI, Starship is overrated.

[kamikazitaxi]

it is. i'll try. why pay for what you can get for free?