parallel flames

I've carried weight I could never name

Haunted nights and a familiar flame

Even when the silence cuts me through

There's a tether I keep returning to

Shadows pull, but I don't break

Every drift meets the ground I stake

Through the static, through the haze

I still find the lines I can't erase

Parallel flames in a restless heart

Burning sideways, tearing apart

One keeps me steady, one makes me stray

But I've never let the anchor fray

Even in storms, even when blind

There are roots that hold the line

I've seen the words that don't match the weight

Promises spoken but kindness late

People change, they turn away

The warmth grows colder day by day

So I bite my tongue, I hold the spark

Keep it hidden in the dark

But it flickers, it collides

With the echoes I can't deny

Parallel flames in a restless heart

Burning sideways, tearing apart

One keeps me steady, one makes me stray

But I've never let the anchor fray

Even in storms, even when blind

There are roots that hold the line

I don't regret the fire I've known

Even the ones that burn alone

I still walk the fault lines drawn

Between what fades and what holds on

Parallel flames, they rise, they fade

Some to silence, some remain

And even when the night divides

I can't let the anchor die

Even in storms, even when blind

There are roots that hold the line