I am a child

Please don’t hurt me, let me be,
I am a child can’t you see.
I am innocent of all things living,
I am loving and forgiving.
Don’t break me down before I grow,
Because I have seeds yet to sow.
Don’t plant bad seeds inside of me,
Think of me like a tree -
You give me love - I grow strong.
You give me understanding - I know wrong.
You give me tenderness - I can bend,
When storms come rumbling in.
You give me courage - my limbs will sprout,
Gone are all my self-doubt.
With these ingredients I can stand on my own,
Without these ingredients I can’t make it alone.
So when you see a broken down tree,
When you hurt me - that could be me.