An Oak Tree

Take a look at the oak trees In the park standing tall Like a tower of resilience Despite the leaves that fall Stripping them back to their fraught frames All naked and on display Like us they dress for the season It will soon be spring again And you and I were not designed to be evergreens I guess that it's time to long for April to come And am I willing to wait here again? Although I'm hungry and I'm tired And all the bridges I made on the way Are quickly turning into fires And as the embers are growing and no phoenix emerge I guess another set-back is just another lesson learnt Let's strip it back to the bare bones Though not a matter of choice There's still something of worth In just an acoustic and a voice And as the new shoots start growing At the start of the year The tree is ready to deliver Despite initial fears And you and I were not designed to be evergreens I guess That it's time, too long for April to come And am I willing to wait here again? Although I'm hungry and I'm tired And all the bridges I made on the way Are quickly turning into fires And as the embers are growing and no phoenix emerge I guess another set back is just another lesson learnt