The Relentless

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.

I decided to name my blog "The Rose that Grew from Concrete" because this poem reminds me of a girl I used to know. This poem reminds me of a girl who still pops-up uninvited from time to time. I grew up with tons of folks who cared about me but I just recently began to really care for myself. Growing up, my father constantly reminded me of how special I was. He reminded me so much that it kind of got on my nerves. I used to think, "who is he talking about? I am not special, I am just me." As I grew into an adult and a saved adult, I began to believe what my father on earth and my father in Heaven said about me. I decided that on the days when I didnt believe in myself, I would hold on to their belief until it became my own.

I pledge to write for every person who has ever doubted themselves but surpisely kept excellling in everything they sought after. I write this blog for the mice, the people too shy to speak up but who keep moving anyway. I write this blog for the insecure adults, who want nothing more than to blend into the background but for some reason always get pushed to the forefront. I write this blog for the favored, for the people unworthy of every single blessing and for the people who know that without God you are nothing. I write this blog for the children of children who grew up with their parents, who still continue to grow with them and sometimes wonder if the blind are leading the blind. I write this blog for the wind beneath the wings of those who you've loved and helped soar. I write this blog for myself, the rose that grows inspite of everything thrown my way. I write this blog for the relentless, for the one's who never give up and the one's who hold on to hope even when they feel hope is walking away or nowhere to be find. I write this blog for you.

Happy New Year!