Paul

I stood in the doorway

While the room rearranged

Same counters, same light

Different names

I handed over the moment

Like it was small

Like my chest didn't shift

At all

I know I matter

I feel it somewhere

Just can't tell you where it fits

I've been measuring my worth

By the spaces in the shifts

I rocket it away

From the names they call me now

I still show up

I still do it

Not to leave

But to keep

What I know has value

I rocket it away

I've worn this jacket

Long enough

To feel it wasn't mine

Kept the wheels moving

Kept the trains on time

They applauded the future

I packed the past

Not running from anything

Just moving fast

I don't need praise

I don't need proof

I don't need to be seen

I just need to know

Where I land

When I'm not in between

I rocket it away

From the noise around my name

I still show up

I still do it

Not to disappear

Just to see

What remains

I Rocket it away...

I Rocket it away...

No exit sign

No final line

Just standing where the map runs thin

I Rocket it away...