like walking on eggshells

scared to take a step

put one toe out of line

and it’s something you’ll regret

you say it’s all in my head

but your silence feels like threat

i tiptoe through the dread

with every word unsaid

the air is sharp with tension

your gaze a loaded gun

i search for signs of kindness

but lately, there are none

the shells beneath me fracture

with truths I can't outrun

and loving you feels more

like a war that can’t be won

now i’m stomping on these eggshells

with every crack I’m breaking free

the fragments rest beneath my feet

and in their fall I find relief