What happens to a dream deferred?

Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?
What happens to a dream deferred?
What happens to a dream deferred?
What happens to a dream deferred?
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A dream deferred is a dream that’s been put off to worry about later. That’s a pretty miserable state of affairs, but it comes from a good place—not letting life’s challenges get in the way of what you want to do.

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