it’s too hard
asking my lips
to smile with lies
it’s too hard
asking my muscles
to relax and contract
it’s too hard
asking my mind
to focus on now
it’s too hard
to breathe in
and simply let out
it’s too hard
to let blood flow
out of my heart
it’s too hard
to harden my legs
and walk on ground
it’s too hard
to straighten my hands
and wave and laugh
it’s too hard
tonight
to be alive