the hardest question

the hardest question || she

sometimes life
it knocks you down

today i landed on my back
i couldn't breathe
the sky filled my eyes
my eyes filled with sea
and the salt tracks reminded me

sometimes life
it knocks you down

sometimes the view from the ground
is something i need to see
(but that doesn't mean i don't hate lying here)

may the wind return to our lungs
may our hearts always be soft enough to be planted
may our tears be plentiful
may it pass; may it pass.

may we live to look back
and be knocked down
by the strength that wasn't of us
that carried us, held us,
came to our rescue.

when you gonna make up your mind?
when you gonna love you as much as i do?

to all who struggle tonight,
who put your head in your hands,
who choke and gasp and cry:
you are not alone.