I am a flower in hiding

I am a flower in hiding.
Waiting to bloom.
Waiting to become something beautiful.
The sunlight comes out
And shines upon the soil where I am dwelling
As a tiny seed.
It wakes me up
And makes me crave more.
Along comes the rain.
It feels so good and so cool.
I thirst for more.
I slowly begin to break out of my shell
That is this seed.
Becoming the smallest of a tiny sprout.
Unnoticeable to the human eye,
But you know that I am here
Because you are the one who planted me
So carefully in the fertilized soil.
You could see what I would become
In your minds eye
Even before you planted me.
It is nighttime and I sleep until morning
When once again the sun will shine upon me.
Morning comes and I can feel the warmth of the sun.
I stretch out as far as I can reach.
It feels so good.
I stretch again.
I poke my face out of the ground.
Waiting for another rain.
Then it comes.
Raining harder then before.
It almost knocks me over,
but I am strong
Because you planted me so firmly in the soil.
So I stand taller.
I continue to grow.
I am beginning to take shape
Of what it is that you want me to be.
The rain stops
And the sunshine comes back out.
I can't get enough.
I reach out for more.
Suddenly I feel like bursting!
I am budding.
You can see that I am becoming
More beautiful now.
I am becoming what it is
That I was created to be.
It's hard, but I keep pushing.
Ready to bloom.
I push some more.
Sometimes it hurts,
But only for a little while.
The sun is still shining upon me,
And at last I am a flower!
My inner beauty has shown itself
For all of the world to see!

2008