HARLEM

Langston Hughes was a trailblazer of the Harlem Renaissance!!!

This particular poem reminds me of my first introduction to Harlem: my performance at Amateur Night at the Apollo.

I was 24 years blessed and had recently uprooted from Indianapolis, IN to fulfill my dream of becoming a world-renowned actor. 

Now, I am 60 years blessed.

And I'm not a world-renowned actor.

Was my dream deferred?

For better or for worse, I want to believe it was.

I refuse to believe it festered like a sore.

I simply refuse.