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Prose Challenge of the Week #52: Pick a classic poem and re-write it, modernize it, and share your poetic interpretation of the piece. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100 and will be placed first on our Spotlight page and the runner-up will receive 1000 coins. When sharing to social media, please use the hashtag #itslit
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Democracy Deferred (A modern interpretation of Langston Hughes’ Poem, Dream Deferred)
Democracy Deferred
What happens to voters' voices that go unheard?
Do they fall flat
Like a forest that's now clear?
Or metastasize like a cancer--
And produce fear?
Do they reek of desperation?
Or appear illuminated--
like a constellation?
Maybe they just wax and wane
like the minds' of the insane.
Or do they reign?
Original Poem by Langston Hughes
Dream Deferred
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?