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we've all been told that they pick the flowers they think are the prettiest
and they do, they pluck the beautiful ones when they are young and they display them for all to see
but hidden away behind this is their treatment of the less beautiful ones
the ivy and and the dandelions - the 'weeds'
a weed is not a specific breed or family of plant, a weed is defined as 'a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants'
a weed is any plant that does not conform
a plant that is wild and unruly and a law unto itself
a plant that challenges the status quo, the norm
a plant that grows in competition, a plant thats non-conformance makes it brighter and bolder and braver
i can tell you what they do with those plants
they rip them out
they try and remove the roots as best as they can, to try and remove any chance of the resilient weed bouncing back up
they pour weed-killers, harsh chemicals designed to destruct
and they do so repeatedly
the forceful and ferocious beating down of those that dare to be different
the killing of the weeds
no one cares about that
they kill the weeds