Terms Were Never Discussed

Say it plain

Or dont say shit

Im tired of guessing

I dont promise I imply

Let you fill the gaps yourself

You heard commitment in my tone

I meant survival

I never lied I edited

Left the truth in the shadows

You call it manipulation

I call it learned behavior

I give you pieces you build a future

Then blame me when it break

I keep my heart behind glass

So it dont crack when you ache

I learned early not to overstate

Hope gets dangerous

Say less leave room to escape

Thats how I handle it

You wanted certainty I offered presence

Thought that was enough

I didnt think silence would turn into

A different kind of trust

I thought we had an understanding

I never said that much

Terms were never discussed

Still we signed with trust

You read contracts I read tone

Thats why Im a wreck

I needed clarity in daylight

You offered mystery at night

You say I assumed too much

I say you hid enough

You dont speak in lies

You speak in what ifs and shrug

I stayed up translating silence

Calling it nuance

You call that independence

I call that avoidance

I asked simple questions

You gave philosophical replies

I wasnt asking for forever

I was asking where I stood in your life

I thought we had an understanding

I never said that much

Terms were never discussed

Now we paying for love

I thought if I didnt say it

I couldnt break it

I thought if you didnt say it

You were scared to face it

I move safer when its undefined

I fall harder when I fill in the lines

I didnt want to mislead you

You didnt want to be confused

I wanted freedom without guilt

I wanted truth without rules

Fine print written in silence

Assumptions signed at midnight

You call it we never said it

I call it you knew I might

I thought we had an understanding

You thought that was enough

Terms were never discussed

Still we signed with trust

I thought love didnt need a warning

You thought love was implied

Terms were never discussed

Now we paying with time

Next time say it

Or dont start it