Please Don’t Shut Down

༺🌹༻ 𝓡𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓟𝓪𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 ༺🌹༻ Some words don’t just reach you… They break you open so you can finally breathe. 🌹~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝓡𝓸𝓼𝓮 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~🌹 A day with my friend, just chillin plans set in our hand She said “Rose, look at me,” with a touch of her hand I don’t stare in eyes, nah, I keep that closed But this time, for some reason, I let it unfold. And she said “Please don’t shut down,” voice low, but it shook me “Remember what happened when I did?” and she looked through me Not around me, not past nah, through the walls I built And I felt that hit in my soul, in my gut, like guilt. Don’t shut down those words echoed in my chest Broke down, couldn’t fight, I confessed Why’d I look? Why’d I let it all slip? Tears hit my lip, heart losing grip. People told me that before, like it’s just cliché But this time it landed in a different kinda way She saw the pain I wear like silent skin Like I try to smile, but she saw within. And damn Why’d I meet her eyes, why’d I break so fast? I’m stronger than that, I’m built to outlast I’ve held my feels like bricks in a flood But “don’t shut down” cracked ’em open with love. It wasn’t pity it was real. She knew. Like really knew. And I ain’t used to that kind of truth. When she said those words I quickly turned around Tears poured down she said, “Look at me, Rose.” “You’re like family to me. I love you, and I’m here for you.” I couldn’t speak only tears came down too true Don’t shut down yeah, I broke that day But maybe breaking was the only way To rebuild, to heal, to finally be found All from five words: “please Rose don’t shut down.” ༺🌹༻ 𝓡𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓭𝓮 𝓥𝓮𝓻𝓭𝓪𝓭 ༺🌹༻ Not every crack is weakness Some are doorways to the light. © 2025 Rose All rights reserved.