When Ure Hero Falls by Tupac Shakur
(typed as published in Tupac's poetry compilation A Rose from Concrete)
when your hero falls from grace
all fairy tales r uncovered
myths exposed and pain magnified
the greatest pain discovered
u taught me 2 be strong
but im confused 2 c u so weak
u said never to give up
and it hurts 2 c u welcome defeat
when ure hero falls so do the stars
and so does the perception of tomorrow
without my hero there is only
me alone to deal with my sorrow
your heart ceases 2 work
and your soul is not happy at all
what r u expected 2 do
when ure only hero falls
This poem is representative of a relationship with a parental figure or role model and the harsh realization that even they can let you down. This poem describes the idea that when the individual in your life who you most trust and look up to lets you down you realize that you truly are alone in the world and that is a terribly frightening concept to have to grasp. This poem also reprersents the final stage in an individual's process of individuation in completely losing their innocence. It happens to all of us and how people cope with being severely let down and realizing that everyone is out for themselves is a huge part of developing people's social identity and determining how they will react to the world in the future and we can all relate to that. Loss of innocence is a part of growing up that is filled with pain and confusion, and if an individual completely loses their innocence at too young of an age it can have a severely negative impact on the perspective people take of the world and an individual's decision-making processes. This is affirmatively the case with at the very least some of the women at CFL.
