All that glitters is not gold
All you hear is not the truth
All you want is not required
All the waste it shows the proof
All the time that you've been given
All the things you should have said
All the times you could  have loved
All the times you fought instead
All the opportunities you missed
All the days you chose to waste
All the decisions not thought through
All the times you'd act in haste
All the things that really mattered
Allthe times you never cared
All the times you didn't listen
All those times you never shared
All because you chased the rainbow
The material gains you'd rather hold
All the time to loves been lost
All that glitters is not gold .................

Elder:
    "My young nut,
the time has come for you to fall to the ground and begin your climb to Oakhood."

Nut:
    "Elder,
may I fall close to your roots so that I can grow in your presence."

    "My young nut,
you must fall away from my roots,
otherwise you'll never reach your potential!"

    "Elder,
I don't want to be alone in this wood!
There are too many dangers for me to comprehend!
You have wisdom and experience.
I can learn from under your cover."

    "My young nut,
If you grow under me,
you will have protection,
but you'll never learn to stand on your own roots!
You cannot learn to grow in my shade,
only through experience.
You must suffer great winds which will teach you to hold your ground.
You must fight for sunlight which will teach you to aspire.
You must grow a thick bark which will teach you to withstand attacks."

    "Elder,
I'm so small and vulnerable.
I don't think I can make it on my own!
I have a great fear for the unknown!"

    "My young nut,
Your fear is misplaced!
Your fear of not experiencing life should be greater than your fear of what could be!"

A great fire swept through a forest
burning everything in its wake.
In the fire's path stood a Jack Pine.
The tree, wanting to be left unharmed
pleaded for mercy from the blaze.
Reluctantly, the fire agreed
and passed it unmolested.

Countless seasons passed,
the forest grew back larger,
more resilient than before.
Many trees released their seeds
in the destruction;
The Pine, however,
unable to open its cones
could not help to reseed the forest.

The Pine, now older,
but weak and brittle from time,
realised the fire would bring devastation at first,
but in its aftermath,
new life would flourish.

A glimmer of hope
A glitter of sunshine
Keeps me awake
In this apocalyptic night
Fear runs down through my head
Down to the chilled spine
Through the bones and every single veins
Of my body
As if it were to crush me
Not just me but my entire existence
As if I didnt exist
I am but a shadow in this sunny universe
Desperate to find my only existence
Wherever it may lie.

What do you do when you realize it was supposed to be you in that white dress?
What do you do when you realize
You may never again?