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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What happens to a ____________________________________ Does it _______________________ like ___________________________? Or _____________like a ________________---- And then ___________________ Does it ____________like _________________? Or _________________________________ like a __________________________-- Maybe it just ___________________ like a ___________________________. Or does it ________________________? |
Topic ideas--what happens to...
a dream a nightmare a lost memory a lost thought a family in quarantine an erased homework document an old stuffed animal (like The Velveteen Rabbit) an eradicated illness a soul unused poem ideas :) Pluto (a planet that isn't a planet anymore) broken heart? forgotten dream? lost friendship? missing phone? someone’s energy? lost book page? story once it is ended? lost book? honey badger—why doesn’t it care? Spock’s sense of humor? missed opportunity “Lost Thought” What happens to a lost thought? Does it fade like a sun-drenched color? Or disintegrate like burned up ash-- And then float away? Does it disappear like a balloon into the distance ? Or duck into the corner of my mind-- like a hiding child? Maybe it is neatly tucked away like a well-used file. Or is it stolen by time? |