Nothing breaks here It changes shape I don’t chase what disappears I stand where echoes stay Some things don’t need to shout To carve their way I’ve seen fire learn patience Stone learn how to bend This isn’t about surviving It’s about what remains Step by step Weight by weight Not everything that falls Is meant to vanish This is what refuses to fade No matter the storm No matter the age Not loud, not fragile Not asking to be saved This is what refuses What refuses to fade I’ve watched crowns turn to dust Names lose their shine The quiet things endure Through borrowed time There’s strength in repetition In the way rivers insist This isn’t about the moment It’s about the myth Still here Still here This is what refuses to fade Not frozen, not afraid It doesn’t fight the dark It teaches it to stay If everything ends Then let it end clean But some truths Outlive the scene This is what refuses to fade No altar, no name It breathes through the cracks It survives the flame This is what refuses to fade When the noise falls away Not what was taken But what chose to stay Still standing Still moving


