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: Introduce Tupac Shakur not just as a rapper, but as a poet who used his work to voice the internal struggles of the marginalized.

: Shakur highlights a "hitch" in the human experience: the inability to confide in others even when thoughts are "overflowing". This creates a sense of profound loneliness. Body Paragraph 2: Literary Devices and Emotional Weight : Introduce Tupac Shakur not just as a

: Explore the poet’s frustration that the world "cannot stop for just a second" to ask what is wrong. Body Paragraph 2: Literary Devices and Emotional Weight

: Restate how the poem moves from personal grief to a broader commentary on human disconnection. : Analyze the description of tears as "bitter

: Start with the paradox of crying—how it is both a universal human experience and something we often do in secret.

: Analyze the description of tears as "bitter and warm" and the heart being "torn". These physical descriptors make abstract emotional pain feel tangible and urgent. Body Paragraph 3: Society’s Indifference