What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore...and run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over...like syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?
To answer the famed poet's question, I think a dream deferred would explode. It can explode inwardly, outwardly or both. Let's take a second to talk about each category.
Inwardly - Do you remember the feeling you had when you were just itching to tell someone something. You could hardly contain yourself, could you? You felt you had to get it out, or you would explode. The inner workings of a dream aching for a shaking is quite similar. It's eager to get out...to express itself...to see how far it can go. But for some reason, we suppress it, not allowing it to fully take root. Still, it's there, festering. And soon, it can explode...perhaps in a subtle kind of way. Many see their dream coming alive in their children, and often times, push them to become something they weren't meant to be. There are those parents who blame the fact that they had children as a motive for not realizing there dream. Whatever the excuse, dreams unrealized can lead to an unfulfilled life, harboring feelings of shame, bitterness and resentment--which we all know is not good for the psyche.
Outwardly - I've often heard people who commit horrendous crimes, even murder, proclaim "I felt like superman, or God. "And I want to shout "It is because you have the super natural power of God inside of you." It was ordained in each of us at birth. And if one has not yet learned to channel it in a positive direction, or more importantly, our true purpose--it could explode violently.
Exploding (both within and without): It all begins within and it is the thoughts and actions that determines the with out.
What is a dream deferred? What is happening to you?
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