A Raisin in the Sun Summary and Analysis
"Harlem" by Langston Hughes
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?
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