Your voice settles in the room Like a rule I never chose Every answer bends a little Every silence slowly grows Conversations turn to pressure Every word becomes a test Even breathing feels like walking Through a space inside my chest Something shifts when you appear Something shuts down in my head I fall back into the pattern Every time you draw me near Something in the air goes rigid Like my will just disappears Nothing loud enough to name Nothing easy to explain Just the feeling that the ground Tilts a little when you stay Days begin to rearrange Every thought starts to adjust Like the version of myself Slowly turning into dust Every step feels out of line Every instinct disappears I fall back into the pattern Every time you draw me near Something in the air goes rigid Like my will just disappears Say the word Shift the ground Every silence pulling down I fall back into the pattern Every time you draw me near Something in the air goes rigid Like my will just disappears