Weight on my shoulders, steady and composed

I don’t speak loud, every move exposed

Storms in my past carved lines in my face

Now I walk slow with a measured at pace

Cold air falling as it settles on my skin

Silence growing louder from somewhere within

Every step I take feels fragile and thin

Shadows try to pull me, but I won’t give in flin

Low bass rolling heavy through the center of my chest

Thoughts I never speak are the ones I know best

Time moves slower now, I no longer protest

In the depth of the dark is where I feel blessed

Neon skies reflecting in the quiet of my eyes

Every fall I faced slowly turned into a rise

No loud confessions, no dramatic disguise

Just a calm steady fire that never at my dies

Echoes of the past move soft across my mind

Every broken moment left a deeper sign

Still I walk this path with the stars aligned

In the silence of the night, myself I at afind