Langston Hughes Dry Quotations

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?

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 lead

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun?... Or does it explode?

What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? . . . Or does it explode?