JCP+Or+fester+like+a+sore--+And+then+run?

"Or fester like a sore-- and then run?" This is talking about how a cut lets out blood. It is saying does a dream gush like a cut and then continue on? It is talking about how dreams might inspire you, but they might not come true. In my opinion it is basically talking about how you form dreams and they might come true, but you might have to do something different with your life. Most of the time people have to decide between dreams and reality. They have to pick if they want to try to follow their dreams or if they want to have a family and a more realistic life. I decided to use poems about choice and dreams to talk about the differences between the two. Dreams can be stopped by choices that we have to make to start to sculpt our lives. To me, this quote is talking about how dreams might start, but then be stopped depending on what happens.

Good analysis of the poem in general here, but I think this line is more about the toxicity of unanswered dreams - they don't go away, they might simmer beneath the surface and become dangerous in time, if no one gives them time or respect.