Blinds half-bent, letting streetlight in Dust in the air like it’s settling in TV still hums with a blue-white hue A frozen game he never played through Controller loose in an open hand Paused on a life he didn’t plan Headphones on but nothing plays Just drowning out the louder days Laundry piled like passing weeks Dishes stacked, no one speaks Calendar stuck on months ago Time moved on — he didn’t though Every wall holds a silent shout Every room knows what he’s about Tried so hard to be “just right” He disappeared in plain sight Found in the glow of a pause-screen light Somewhere between giving up and the fight He carried the weight no one could see Believed in them — not in me Perfect on the outside view Breaking where nobody knew Heart still here, just buried deep Under promises he couldn’t keep Trophies lined on a childhood shelf Gold stars earned, but not for himself Every “good job” built a cage Smile trained, performance stage PlayStation buzz — a safer place Digital worlds he could replace No past there, no voice, no shame Just restart life, respawn game Phone lights up, he lets it die Too tired to explain why Silence wraps around the room Soft as comfort, thick as doom Pre-Chorus He learned to live on borrowed breath Calling survival “not dead yet” No one saw the cost it took To be the kid adults mistook Chorus EERIE BRIDGE (almost whispered) Not lazy Not weak Just tired of standing on glass feet Not broken Not gone Just been holding on too long Room still Night deep Tears dry before they reach But the body knows What the mind won’t say… You can’t outrun yesterday Found in the glow of a pause-screen light Somewhere between giving up and the fight But breathing slow, chest still moves Even when hope feels removed Not the end — just buried pain Waiting for light to reach again You can come back, even from deep Some hearts just forget how to speak
