Renaissance (an original poem inspired by Langston Hughes’ “Harlem”)
A dream deferred
can’t be redeemed
Like a message in a bottle
thrown into sea
A dream deferred
was kept without a care
Like a dead leaf taken by the air
A dream deferred
does not exist
Like evaporated water that formed a mist
A dream deferred dies
for a delayed thought cannot live
It floats off into nowhere
and turns into nothingness
So once you start to dream
continue to aspire
Once you’ve sparked a flame
you must create a fire
Once a dream is dreamt
you must make it last
Don’t create a future
and turn it into your past
Hold on to your dream
for a dream deferred is only waste
A true dream that is molded and shaped
will create something beautiful, and will be all the more to appreciate
