The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Today I had an excellent conversation with someone whom I admire, and all I could think about was this poem...

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 it's dreams,

it learned to breathe fresh air.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete

when no one else ever cared.

- The Rose That Grew From Concrete, by Tupac Shakur