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The Rose Underneath The Concrete

by taygenhenry

you've heard about the rose, that grew from concrete, it learned to walk, without having feet. funny it seems, we forget about the rose who, never got the chance, to keep his dreams. or a chance to breathe free. like the rose who succumbed underneath all of life's adversities. like the rose who was shot, by a force of unjust police. or the rose who fell victim to generational poverty. or the rose who was born with a serious disability. or the rose who came from a long line of broken families. or the rose who felt the effects everyday of inequality. making it harder for him to spread his great leaves. lets not forget, about the rose who couldn't, rise and beat the concrete, and whose body lies underneath the concrete, lets not forget about the rose who couldn't rise from a crack between, the concrete.
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taygenhenry
17 / F / Florida
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Written by
taygenhenry
17 / F / Florida
Published
Feb 16, 2020
Time
2m
Notes

The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Tupac Shakur

Did you hear about the rose that grew

from a crack in the concrete?

Proving nature's law is wrong it

learned to walk with out having feet.

Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,

it learned to breathe fresh air.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete

when no one else ever cared.

This poem by Tupac is one of my favorites so I tried to write a poem acknowledging it yet still from a different perspective. The poem is sort of one big allusion.

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#tupac#rose#concrete#ode#poverty#overcoming
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