UNSPENT FIRE

Unspent Fire

The room is loud but nothing's wrong

Just echoes asking me to stay smaller

I learned how to disappear politely

Call it calm call it order

Hands on the wheel not moving fast

Watching exits I don't take

Some doors don't need a reason

They just open when you wake

I don't argue with the weather

I don't wrestle with the tide

Some things move without my input

Some truths don't need to fight

Let it pass

Let it spin

I don't need to win

To step out clean

Let it talk

Let it bruise

I'm not here to manage the noise

I choose

I used to carry what wasn't spoken

Fix the air smooth the scene

Now I leave gaps untouched

Silence isn't mean

I don't chase the missing answer

I don't fill every pause

What stays steady doesn't beg me

Doesn't need applause

Some weights fall on their own

Some stories end when ignored

Not every tension is a test

Not every line is a door

Let it pass

Let it bend

I don't owe my center

To the end

Let it burn

Let it bruise

I'm not here to carry the room

I choose

No speech

No shield

Just ground beneath my feet

No fixing

No frame

Only what's real stays

Let it talk

Let it fade

I don't stay

Where I feel delayed

Let it run

Let it lose

I'm not here to manage the truth

I choose