My sub-judge comment:
Self-awareness is but the first step. The knowledge that you are a pawn in someone's hand does not set you free regardless of your hopes. The child still plays loves-me, loves-me-not. Yet, there it is:
"At least I know there will be one flower / Trying to bring beauty to Hell."
The eternal acceptance of irreversible fate and resolution to ameliorate the situation in however small a way possible. Truest humanity.

Larry pretty much pegged everything I wanted to say, so I will just mention that fact that this piece made me instantly think of the scene in the dark knight rises, where batman's imprisoned and learns about a child being born in prison (the prison was underground and pretty much every one there was left to die), and the child is the embodiment of symbolism. I think the direct quote would word it much better than I ever can "Innocence cannot flower underground. It was to be stamped out.". But innocence did flower underground because it was protected, and managed to thrive in the place where it was least expected to. There are many species of flowers that are extremely robust, i.e thriving in extreme heat, in places with little water, and little sunlight. (: