Soft Control

You say it calmly So I don’t resist You say it calmly Like I’ll agree to this You call it balance I call it delay Every time I speak You reframe what I say You keep your voice level So I sound unwell Turn my doubt into proof That I’m hard to help I didn’t see it Taking its time How every answer Was already decided I learned to breathe In the space you allowed I learned to kneel Without touching the ground You never shout You never accuse You just remind me What I’d lose Correction wrapped In patience and tone I stay right here But I’m not home I learned to breathe In the space you allowed I learned to kneel Without touching the ground I hold my breath So you stay composed I keep the peace While the distance grows You call it progress You call it control I call it the cost Of letting it go Don’t call it care When I’m erased Don’t call it love When I'm out of place I count my words Before they fall I soften my truth So it won’t startle you If I step back You pull me in Say distance proves I never knew you I learned to breathe In the space you allowed I learned to kneel Without touching the ground I learned to breathe In the space you allowed I learned to kneel Without touching the ground