Post 8: "What Will Your Verse Be?"

     Robin Williams' question in Dead Poets' Society, "What will your verse be?" is an extremely deep question. It is more than just asking about a verse to a poem, it is asking about life. Poetry and life can be a mirror image of one another. My verse will be, "The Rose That Grew From Concrete." The last thing a person would imagine is a rose growing from a crack in the concrete. The petals of the rose are sure to be damaged, but its tenacity to still grow is the true blessing. When I look in the mirror, I see myself as the rose that grew from concrete. Once a person understand symbolism in this verse, they will see how powerful this verse really is.

    The source of this verse comes from the late Tupac Shakur, an American rapper. This is a poem that he wrote. In addition to him making music, he also wrote a ton of poetry. This is my verse because of its deep meaning. The rose symbolizes people, and the concrete is a representation of the struggle that people go through from their environment. It does not matter how bad our environment may be, we can still overcome all those obstacles and blossom into something better. The damaged petals on the rose are the things we endured while overcoming our harsh environment.

    No one will question why did that rose grow from the concrete; instead, they will be in amazement and ask how. In this life's journey, we must be like the rose that grew from concrete and continue to reach the sun. Any verse a person choose is only as deep and meaningful as their perspective of it. So, remember if your environment is like the concrete, you can be the rose to grow from it.