Hint

The hint of change is in the air,
  on the trees just a touch.
Cooler temps and we think
  we don't cope with it well.
Yet ask the person who has
  gone through the storm
If they know what they are
  thankful for, because the
Damage has reflected how
  important life is. See we
Do it when we are forced
  and when we choose to.
Change does not mean we
  do not confront it.
It means we watch something
  die within us, so new life
Arrives and strengthens
  us for the next time.