Dandelion

I am strong
growing in cracks
in the sidewalk
and springing up
after you 
mowed me down

I survived
though you tried
to kill me
stepping on me
and uprooting me

You hate me
and say that I
am not a real flower
you say that I 
am just a weed

You used to love me
when you
were still a child
you picked me
and from your lips
burst a hurricane
that spread my seeds
all over your yard

But you changed
your heart 
has grown cold
and you've sworn
to crush me
kill me