Look at me now

I know what you all used to think
I was so small
Thick skinned and shy
I had high hopes
And you ignored me
I still have my eyes on that star
Still reaching
Kicked into the dirt
Left alone
Rejected
Left to fester in my own dreams
I dug in deep
Weathered the storms
Grew stronger
From the inside out
I grew
Still reaching for the heavens
You all thought I wouldn't amount to much at all.
A hardened heart
Distant memories
Cold winters , stifling summers
The rejection unbearable
Yet hear I am
A lifetime later
And you are yesterday's gone
now you find yourself resting
Resting at my feet
Looking past me to the heavens
And daydream with me
Underneath me
I still have my dreams
I represent life
To you I am immortal
Ill be here long after your gone
Even though you left me
Look at me now
I'm not that little acorn
Anymore ......