
Hand on the handle, twist it twice
Jiggle 'til it feels just right
Walk away
Heart kicks quick, brain says wait, go back, you missed
Stare at the stove, no flame, all off
Take a picture just to prove it's off
Step outside, then circle back, zoom in till the pixels crack
I know it's off, I saw it's off
But there's that whisper cold and soft
What if you're wrong, what if it's not?
What if this time is the time you forgot?
It's not quirky, it's not neat
It's my brain stuck on repeat
A loading circle never done
Spinning circles one by one
I know the thoughts that burst in fast
Images I never asked to have
Wrong and vivid, sharp and loud, crashing through like a hostile crowd
I brace for impact that never comes
Inventing faults to quiet the drums
My mind reruns imaginary wrongs
Edits the scene until it belongs
Every thought feels like evidence
Even when nothing makes any sense
I rewrite memories in my head
Just to stop the fear of what I said
He watches every spiral I'm in
Says, "Perfect. Now rewind it again."
Again, again, again
The loop begins, I lose, you win
You whisper rules I can't defend
If you don't repeat, your world will end
Again, again, again
You rearrange what's in my head
You sketch the danger I never said
Then drag me back to where I bled
Again, again, again
You line my thoughts like dominoes
Tip first and down it goes
I know the logic paper thin but still I follow all of it
Again, again, again, again
Again, again, again
You chant like some demented friend
You missed a step, go back, amend
The pattern must be perfect or you'll offend
It's not control, it's losing grip
It's slipping skin from fingertip
What if you break, what do you adore?
What if you ruin forevermore?
Threats that bloom in quiet rooms
Inventing ghosts of future doom
You tighten rules around my spine
Rewrite my fate line after line
You twist my guilt into a chain
Then pull until I kneel again
Again, again, again
You circle me like discipline
I try to fight, you Drag me in
My body moves but the walls caving in
Like I'm dragged by rules carved deep within
Again, again, again
My mind's stiff, my thoughts worn thin
I don't know where you end
Where I began
Just the rhythm pounding under my skin
A pulse that whispers, start again
Is the song over or did it loop?
Did it repeat or was that you
That didn't rhyme
A broken chord, it didn't fit with the last accord
You're breaking the haiku
Count's all wrong
Fix it now, you're ruining the song