Out of the ground
comes a root that has no form-
it has no beauty
in which one can adore-
It was created
to live in obscurity
and its color has faded
which takes away its delicacy
While springing-up into this world
this root grew tall
and sprouted-as it swirled
and with noone around
to nourish it with care,
this root still prospered
in spite of despair
abused and neglected
it never nestled
nor was it accepted-
and although it carries a sound
still,
it remains,
a root,
out of dry ground.
Bernard Ceasar
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-root-out-of-dry-ground-parti-inspired-by-tupac-s-poem-a-rose-that-grew-from-concrete/
