Oak In The Storm

The night came down without warning
Doors slammed, names turned cold
A love walked out without looking back
And the ground gave way below

Empty rooms and silent answers
Dreams packed tight in cardboard skin
Every scar you carry forward
Proves the fire still lives within

You've bled before and stayed breathing
You've drowned in silence, learned to swim
If you're still standing here listening
Then you were never meant to bend

Stand like the trunk of an oak in the storm
Roots in the dirt, heart never torn
Winds scream louder, lightning scars the sky
But you don't bow, you don't break, you survive

You've faced darker nights than this before
Felt the ground collapse, felt hope hit the floor
If you're still standing after all that you've known
You're not weak, you're an oak grown from stone

A job stripped away your name
Left you shaking, questioning worth
Laughter cut deeper than knives
Humiliation written in the dirt

But pressure never made you smaller
It carved a spine they couldn't bend
Pain doesn't get the final word
It only shows where strength begins

Storms don't ask for permission
They just arrive, then move on
Breaking is not the same as ending
This is where endurance's born

Stand like the trunk of an oak in the storm
Centuries deep, you weather it all
The world can shake you, strip you bare
But it can't move what's anchored there

New roads, new skies, new light, new hope
Still standing tall an oak