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sheshe2

(83,654 posts)
Mon Aug 25, 2014, 05:15 PM Aug 2014

The Homegoing for Michael Brown



Langston Hughes asked the question long ago….

A Dream Deferred
by Langston Hughes

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?


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The Homegoing for Michael Brown (Original Post) sheshe2 Aug 2014 OP
... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #1
I know Peggy... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #2
. Baitball Blogger Aug 2014 #3
. Little Star Aug 2014 #4
My heart hurts. raven mad Aug 2014 #5
.. Cha Aug 2014 #6
, , csziggy Aug 2014 #7
We should be burying my generation brer cat Aug 2014 #8
It's okay brer cat. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #11
My heart is heavy HipChick Aug 2014 #9
Something is rotten in the heart of America.. HipChick Aug 2014 #16
The grief is painful to watch, yet we must. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #24
... Quayblue Aug 2014 #26
Oh God... BrotherIvan Aug 2014 #30
- napkinz Aug 2014 #10
this is not right irisblue Aug 2014 #12
That young man should be in college, not a coffin. CaptainTruth Aug 2014 #13
That is exactly where he should be, CaptainTruth, in college sheshe2 Aug 2014 #25
May he rest in peace, and the rest of us find none in our hearts until this changes. nolabear Aug 2014 #14
Yes, nolabear... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #18
Michael Brown will not be forgotten handmade34 Aug 2014 #15
No, he will not. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #17
No one should have to bury their child. Half-Century Man Aug 2014 #19
michael brown and loved ones. hopemountain Aug 2014 #20
Rest in peace....Young Brother... BronxBoy Aug 2014 #21
.. mcar Aug 2014 #22
Heartbreaking gademocrat7 Aug 2014 #23
~ Cha Aug 2014 #27
~ sheshe2 Aug 2014 #28
My sincerest condolences to Michael Brown's family. greatlaurel Aug 2014 #29

brer cat

(24,524 posts)
8. We should be burying my generation
Mon Aug 25, 2014, 06:11 PM
Aug 2014

not my grandchildren's. What is our country going to become when we so casually kill large numbers of young AA men? Wives with no mates, children with no security or role models. It is not a dream deferred, it is thousands of dreams destroyed, not in just one generation but also the ones that follow. It has to end, but how is beyond me.

Sorry to rant on your thread, sheshe2. I am so depressed for our future.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
16. Something is rotten in the heart of America..
Mon Aug 25, 2014, 06:39 PM
Aug 2014

No parent should ever have to go through this...

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greatlaurel

(2,004 posts)
29. My sincerest condolences to Michael Brown's family.
Tue Aug 26, 2014, 02:39 AM
Aug 2014

May his memory never be forgotten.

Our country owes an enormous debt to these brave people for speaking out about this terrible act. Their fight is a righteous cause which can lead us all to peace and freedom.




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