poem poem Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or does it explode? Harlem Maybe it just sags Like a heavy load. Harlem (dream deferred Harlem Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? poem ‘Harlem’ by Langston Hughes Or crust and sugar over— Like a syrupy sweet? Langston Hughes asked 65 years ago ‘Harlem’ by Langston Hughes what happens to a dream deferred?