Tupac Shakur died in 1996 but he continues to inspire generations of music lovers. Recently, the rapper's three handwritten poems have been published. According to reports, he wrote these poems during his teenage years. The first poem was written when he was 17 years old.

Noisey Vice has published Shakur's poems. Along with the poems, it has also published Jeff Weiss' essay, the author of "2pac vs. Biggie: An Illustrated History of Rap's Greatest Battle." Some reports indicate that this is not the first time that these poems have been published. They previously appeared in 1999 in the rapper's poetry collection, "The Rose That Grew From Concrete," according to a report by Hip Hop dox.

The three poems of Shakur, which were written over a period of three years, throws light on his life before he became famous. According to Radio's, Shakur's first manager Leila Steinberg found the poems and shared it with Noisey.

One of the poems is called "Things That Make Hearts Break," and it talks about lonely children and their dreams. Through his touching words, Shakur innocently questions the existence of fairy tales.

"Pretty smiles

Deceiving laughs

and people who Dream with their eyes open

Lonely Children

Unanswered crys

and souls who have given up hoping

The other thing that breaks hearts

R fairy tales that never come true

and selfish people who lie 2 me

selfish people just like u," reads the poem accoridng to Music Times.

The other two poems are called "Love Unspoken" and "Cupid Smiles II." The former throws light on unrequited love where the rapper questions the relevance of love, often left unspoken, while the latter is about hope and how cupid smiles when the sun comes out after rains.

Tapuc Shakur passed away in 1996. He was shot in a driveway in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was immediately given medical attention and was taken to University Medical Centre of Southern Nevada. However, the rapper succumbed to bullet injuries and died on Sep 13, 1996. He was 25-years-old at the time of his death.The rapper was known by two stage names including 2Pac and Makaveli. He was one of the best-selling music artists of his time and had sold around 75 million records worldwide.