I Am Like A Tree©

I Am Like A Tree©

By Felina Silver Robinson

I am brought to life by a seed that slowly grows

With each passing day I grow stronger

My limbs now hold me firmly in place

Like a tree trunk firmly grounded by its roots

I become bigger than life

The hair that covers my arms

Is such as the leaves that cover the trees limbs

My skin shivers without bark to warm me

Now that Winter nears my legs become as brittle as the trees branches

As the cold removes their cover

I yearn for the warmth of the next Spring day that will bring us back to life