like the ending came in first

there’s a quiet in the wires tonight like something paused between two breaths no signal breaking through the dark just the weight of what is left i trace the edges of the room every corner feels rehearsed every step already known like the ending came in first i thought if i stayed still enough the pattern might dissolve but silence has a memory and it answers when i call so i move a little closer to the line i never crossed feel it pulling like a current measuring the cost now the air begins to tighten like it’s closing in on me every choice