The Bonsai

I was as a tree seedling Trying to grow on a steep, stony mountainside Very little soil or moisture Sometimes the harsh wind blew in some dirt Infrequent rain barely quenched my thirst I grew no bigger than a bonsai Each day a struggle to keep my spirit alive I tried to help the creatures that came near me But I had too few leaves to give much shelter And I could not produce enough food So they moved on Leaving me lonely Then came a time that someone saw me With true love and compassion He understood my potential That I longed to be a sheltering home To others who struggled with life So he dug me out of the strangling rocks He took me home and planted me In a beautiful lush garden Fed and nourished me I never lacked for water I grew and learnt to love myself As I was loved by him I was able to nurture so many Because I had become That which I was meant to be A tall and stately tree Giving shade and shelter to all No longer a tiny, tortured bonsai