This is one of the most quoted and talked about poems i have ever heard about during my school years. This poem speaks of a dream that is deferred or delayed. The poet wonders what then becomes of the dream that once was well and strong. He gives you a couple of gruesome images of when something is rotten and soon no longer exist. He is in a way also trying to answer the question at the same time by phrasing the answers in a questionable form. He uses words such as "dry up", "fester", or "explode" to show a negative and ending of a dream deferring.
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Yes, you are starting to get at the tensions in the poem. See my opening comment on the class blog, and also my comments on Diana's blog
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