I learned about Langston Hughes’ poem A Dream Deferred a long time ago. Just those words. That is all I needed. The possibilities (it’s about civil rights, I realize) of what they referred to is vast, and that poem was the inspiration for this one. A Dream Deferred is a masterful little piece of writing. Just three words captured my mind.
© 2025 W.K. Strawbridge
Substack is the home for great culture