Grow where you can

maybe an unlikely place,
sprouting through the middle of a fungus
on a rock perched precariously on a hillside,
the small green fronds reach out for sun,
collecting small pools of water.
where else after all, bare rock offers no
nutrients, its tiny roots cannot compete
with the grass, fall leaves suffocate
each breath, so why not here, we each
must find that niche where we can grow.