Growing Rings

When I was young
just a sapling I remember
there were times were
I felt so unimportant
times I was so sick
from everyone's shadow
that I would wilt almost
to the ground days
I survived it seems only
because of those taller
we're also fighting
for a place in the light
and would unknowingly
allow the rays to reach me
Now that I stand dominate
in my age my memories
of the past aren't so dark
and frightened as I remember
back when I was just
a sapling.
©nobodyjacobs