Dreams like trees

Dreams like trees
nurtured, sheltered, grown
planted in fertile soil
in hope and ability sown.

Chance like lightning
hot, merciless, death
fire forking from the sky
rending our dreams in a breath.

Pain like flames
destruction, agony, despair
burning through our lives
choking smoke obscures the air.

New hope like seeds
striving, reaching, spreading
takes hope in our ashes
pushing back the dark dreading

Dreams like trees
bigger, stronger, truth
rooted within our sooty ground
more resistant to the flames of youth.