The Rose that Grew From Concrete

    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 it’s dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared.

In The Event of My Demise

In the event of my Demise when my heart can beat no more I Hope I Die For A Principle or A Belief that I had Lived 4 I will die Before My Time Because I feel the shadow’s Depth so much I wanted 2 accomplish before I reached my Death I have come grips with the possibility and wiped the last tear from My eyes I Loved All who were Positive In the event of my Demise.

Under the Skies Above

My child is out there somewhere under the skies above waiting anxiously 4 u and me 2 bless it with our love A part of me part of u and a part of this love we share will protect my unborn child who lives dormant out there somewhere Sometimes in my dreams I imagine what it would be like How could I properly guide him when even I don’t know what’s right Whether he is born in wealth or poverty there will be no dificiency in love I welcome this gift of life given from GOD under the skies above.

Life Through My Eyes

Life through my bloodshot eyes would scare a square 2 death poverty, murder, violence and never a moment 2 rest Fun and games R few but treasured like gold 2 me cuz I realize that I must return 2 my spot in poverty But mock my words when I say my heart will not exist unless my destiny comes through and put an end 2 all of this.

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Please wake me when I’m free I cannot bear captivity where my culture I’m told holds no significance I’ll wither and die in ignorance But my inner eye can c a race who reigned as kings in another place the green of trees were rich and full and every man spoke of beautiful men and women together as equals War was gone because all was peaceful But now like a nightmare I wake 2 c That I live like a prisoner of poverty Please wake me when I’m free I cannot bear captivity 4 I would rather be sticken blind than 2 live without expression of mind.

And Still I Love You

I don’t have everything as a matter of fact I don’t have anything except dream of a better day and you 2 help me find my way Being a man I am sure 2 make mistakes but 2 keep u I would do all it takes and if it meant my love was really true I’d gladly die and watch over u I wish u knew how much I cared u’d see my love is true by the life we’d share Even if u changed your mind and said our love was thru I’d want 2 die continuously cry and still I’d love u.

Wife 4 Life

I hope u heard me when I asked u that night 2 be my wife Not for this year or next But min for all of your life 2 accept me when I sin and understand me when I fail Not 2 mention standing the rain which comes down as hard as hail I am not the best of men My faults could scare the night But my heart is always pure 2 my wife 4 life.

All poems written by the late Tupac Shakur (1971-1996)