Assignment #11 The Concrete Rose

Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk without 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






The first line says "Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete." I would say that this is trying to actually say something beautiful can happen even when most people believe it impossible. That something happened or was made almost from something impossible, as if it were a miracle. I really like this line because it’s just so inspirational when you read it and actually pay attention to the words, it made me feel like I can accomplish anything, that anybody can accomplish anything when nobody expects it or believes it.

The second line says "Proving nature's law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet." This line deeper meaning for me would be that whatever miracle or wonderful thing that happened, that was able to prove everybody else thoughts or feelings wrong. I really don't understand the” it learned to walk without having feet” part I try to think hard about it and what it is trying to symbolize but i just do not get it. Maybe that it learned to grow to get beautiful without having roots or actually having anything to start or grow with.

The third line says “Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air." This actually means a lot. The meaning I get that it is trying to say is that even though nobody believed, it believed in its self and that was the only important thing. That with people or even myself, that believing in one’s self is what can actually keep us going, that we can learn to use what we have and our thoughts to grow. That it doesn't matter others people thoughts we only need to believe in our self's.

The fourth line say's "Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared" this lines means to me that long live the person that grew from their thought, dreams, believes even when nobody cared or believed that they could grow and become something or someone . That maybe they should be proud of they did became or accoThat maybe they should be proud of they did became or accomplished. I can use this because I believe in myself, and in what I can accomplish and that I can prove people wrong and make them see and believe.


I guess in general this poems words and meanings are inspirational to others and to me. It inspires me to do better and many other people who read this poem and take time to understand its meanings. This makes me want to be that one rose that grew from the concrete, that one rose that made people rethink and believe in what they though was impossible.