Whispers in the hallway Smiles sharp as broken glass I tried to read the silence But the silence stared back ⸻ I gave my faith to a circle of snakes Hands on my shoulders, knives in my back Every promise tasted fake Every word a subtle attack I was standing in the middle But I never belonged They drew their lines in poison And called me the one who was wrong ⸻ I learned to doubt every shadow Every laugh behind closed doors Trust turned into a weapon And I was bleeding on the floor ⸻ I trusted you, I trusted us But you fed me to the dark Left me crawling through the dust With your fingerprints on my scars I was cut out, cast aside In a room full of lies But I’m still breathing, still alive You didn’t kill what’s inside ⸻ Malice dressed up as unity Brotherhood made of decay You preached loyalty and honesty While sharpening words to betray I wore the weight of every stare Like I deserved the blame But isolation taught me this: I’m not the one who’s ashamed ⸻ When everyone turned their backs… One voice stayed. YOU SAW ME FALL AND YOU STAYED ANYWAY Double kick — chug chug chug You pulled me out of the noise Out of the constant attack In the wreckage I found a brother In a place I didn’t expect ⸻ I trusted you, I trusted us When I had nothing left You reached through the bitterness And pulled me out of myself They pushed me into the fire You stood in the flame with me From exclusion and desire I learned what trust should be ⸻ I won’t rot where they left me I won’t drown in their disease From the ruins of betrayal I built my truth, I found my peace Not every hand is a weapon… Some are meant to pull you up.
