sola gratia

i was swimming in the sea.
i was holding my breath under water.
i was coming up for air,
just barely gonna make it.
but when i reached the surface
and burst out to gulp the air
a wave came crashing down,
right on my head.
so instead of a breath of oxygen,
a lungful of salt water i received instead.
thanks.

he’s dying.
she’s leaving.
and right as i’m needing you,
you’re gone.
but maybe that’s good.
to handle this on my own.
to stand under the weight of it all.

sola gratia