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Dandelion

Burgeoning, a blooming,
Flowers unfurl.
Petals fan out in coronation;
Swelling, a puffed out chest,
A shimmering crown;
What is this bloom, this change?
Rafflesia? No, dandelion:
Teeth of the beast, a prideful grin
Consisting of daggers in neat rows.
Nip at iron and taste crimson
With each intrusion and infraction.
A face wreathed in rays, like the
Majesty of the sun at zenith.
Spit on the earth, tear the concrete,
And bellow with pride, for I am.
I shall be. I will be.