("I told you... don’t push too far.")

("You mistook silence for softness.")

Talk slow, I can hear the shake

You said “forever” with your voice on break

One foot in, one on my chest

You looked peaceful while I felt less

I made tea while you made storms

I held warmth, you held your form

Thought patience was my power move

'Til I learned what silence proves

Soft hands can still let go

Smiles fade when truth shows

You wanted calm, not soul

Now feel what you don’t know

Soft

Until I’m not

Pulled me back, now watch me stop

Cold

But you forgot

I hold fire under what you dropped

Whispered? Sure.

But now it’s shot—

I was soft

Until I’m not

I dimmed to keep your peace

You danced while I held grief

I wore light while you played dark

But even stars can leave a mark

Now I'm not explaining slow

Not giving warnings while you go

You wanted easy, not awake

Now take the echo that you make

There’s grace in walking out

There’s rage in quiet mouths

You thought soft was something small

But softness taught me how to fall

Soft

Until I’m not

I gave peace, and you gave plot

Wounds

But you let rot

Quiet girls don't stay forgot

Once

I held the shot—

I was soft

Until I’m not

I don’t raise my voice

I erase the noise

You’ll hear my silence

Like a weapon, not a choice

I’ll be the space you notice

When everything gets loud

You wanted someone gentle

But I’m not quiet now

Soft

Until I’m not

Held it in, now it’s forgot

Kind

But you forgot

Fire still burns under frost

You lost the plot—

I was soft

Until I’m not

("Now you know.")