The Chilli Pepper Tree

I spent my life waiting

For a miraculous hand to free me

Set me apart, declare me worthy

I got emotional today, standing by the chilli pepper tree at my front gate... 

Thinking of how something so small

Of little renown, could blossom so elegantly

... and I was jealous

Even though my life is filled with pain, no glamorous possession to my name...

Could I ever be as great

As the chilli pepper tree by the gate?

Could anything so breathtaking 

ever come from me?