I didn’t yell I didn’t beg I just stopped holding the shape I stayed calm while the room got heavy Chose my words like they were glass Tried to be clear without cutting Tried not to turn this into the past I kept my voice low, kept it steady Owned my part before you asked But every time I spoke my truth It sounded like an attack I wasn’t trying to win I was trying not to disappear This is a clean collapse No screaming, no blame Just two people realizing They don’t speak the same pain I didn’t push, I didn’t pull I just stopped pretending I was fine If loving you means leaving myself Then this is where I draw the line You hear pressure where I mean honesty You hear threat where I mean care I hear silence where I need repair We both leave feeling misread You say you need space to breathe I say I need ground to stand You shut down to stay safe I explain to understand Same moment Different cost This is a clean collapse No villains, no crown Just two nervous systems Burning the house down I didn’t ask you to be more I was scared to stop being me So I chose the truth over comfort And let the outcome be I won’t argue with your limits I won’t chase you to stay But I won’t shrink my insides Just to make this okay You’re not wrong for needing quiet I’m not wrong for needing depth But I can’t keep paying with my chest For something you never meant This is a clean collapse No rescue, no plea Just grief with its hands unclenched Finally setting me free I didn’t leave because I hate you I left because I stayed too long Trying to translate my language Into something it was never meant to be spoken in I’m not angry I’m awake And that has to be enough
