The Big Book of Poetry

"Harlem"

A/N: Sorry about the lack of updating.  Life's been doing its things and it leaves me with little to no free time. But anyway, lately I've been reading some poems from my favorite poets and wanted to share some with you guys. For future reference, if a title has " " around the title, it's a poem from a famous poet

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What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up

like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore-

And then run?

Or crust and sugar over-

like syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

Harlem was written by Langston Hughes