Parable by Richard Schnap

I remember a story About a Roman emperor Who gave up his throne To work in his garden I thought about when I was reading a poster Taped to a light pole Announcing a protest The next time I walked by It had been torn down And thrown in the gutter As if it was trash But I noticed a flower In a crack of the sidewalk Had somehow managed To still stay alive

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