Identity by Julio Noboa
[1] Let them be as flowers, Always watered, fed, guarded, admired, But harnessed to a pot of dirt.
[2] I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed, Clinging on cliffs, like an eaglم Wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks.
[3] To have broken through the surface of stone, To live, to feel exposed to the madness Of the vast, eternal sky To be swayed by the breezes of an ancient sea, Carrying my soul, my seed, Beyond the mountains of time or into the abyss of the bizarre.
[4] I'd rather be unseen, and if Then shunned by everyone, Than to be a pleasant smelling flower, Growing in clusters in the fertile valley, Where they're praised, handled, and plucked By greedy, human hands.
[5] I'd rather smell of musty, green stench Than of sweet, fragrant lilac. If I could stand alone, strong and free, I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed.
(1 point)
It emphasizes the wild nature of the weed, which shows the thrill of uncontrolled freedom
It portrays the weed as dangerous to the other flowers which explains why the weed is isolated
It portrays the weed as angry that it is unwanted and this emphasizes the pain of isolation
It presents the weed as quietly beautiful and this challenges traditional ideas of beauty