It's quiet now Not peaceful Just quiet I stopped asking why it ended Stopped counting who was wrong Some answers cost too much to keep So I let them stay undone The fire taught me everything It could without reply Now what's left is just the shape Of what I won't retry Nothing screams Nothing breaks It just settles into place I won't forgive, I won't pretend I won't bleed to feel okay Some doors close without a sound And that's how they stay What was warm is only warm In memory, not touch I don't hate what we were I just don't trust it much Not again I learned how love can bruise you Without ever raising hands How promises decay Right where good intentions stand I won't call it wasted time But I won't call it fate Some things end without a villain Just a weight you learn to take There's no rage left to defend Just a line I won't extend I won't forgive, I won't pretend I won't sharpen what remains Trust doesn't shatter loudly It thins and fades What was heat is now a glow Low enough to doubt I don't hate what we were I just know better now It could happen again That's the risk That's the truth I'll feel it before it breaks And that's the difference now I won't forgive, I won't regret I won't relive what hurt Some lessons don't ask permission They just work I'm still open, just aware Of the cost of touch I don't hate what we were I just don't trust it much Not closed Just careful