Wilting in the Window

Wilting in the Window

Verse 1 There is a plant in the window that should be dead
Leaves brown at the tips
dirt dry as bread. I keep forgetting to water the thing
Then panic and drown it till the plastic rings.
Verse 2 The neighbors say it still looks fine
It just needs a little bit more time. They don’t see the nights I sit and stare
Looking at the pot like a trap or a dare.

Pre-Chorus I tell myself if it lives, so will I
If it folds in the dark, then so will I.
Chorus I am a houseplant on life support
Leaning for light that falls too short. Roots in a pot that feels too small
Waiting for a drink or a final fall. Everyone says just open the blinds
Like they’ve never met the inside of my mind.

Verse 3 Dishes stack in the sink like jagged teeth
Laundry piles in the baskets underneath. I step over the mess to check the stem
Touching a leaf, afraid of breaking them.
Verse 4 One day I find a tiny new sprout
Green as a curse
pushing right out. For a second I hate the hope it brings
Then I cry on the soil over stupid things.

Pre-Chorus It isn’t a cure, it isn’t a sign
Just one small thing refusing the decline.
Chorus I am a houseplant on life support
Leaning for light that falls too short. Roots in a pot that feels too small
Waiting for a drink or a final fall. Everyone says just open the blinds
Like they’ve never met the inside of my mind.

Bridge I am not saying I’m gonna be fine
Only that today I drew the line. Poured water slow and didn’t walk away
Stood there and watched the dirt turn gray.
Outro Plant in the window, me on the floor
Two stubborn things trying once more.