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What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it sink like an anchor at sea?
or reek like a corpse and then rot?
Does it ache like a broken bone? or scab and scar over like a battle wound?
Maybe it just spoils like old milk
or does it expire?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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January 21, 2011 at 4:12 AM
Great question, I like your thoughts, makes a pretty little verse.
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