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