Almost Left Again

I stood by the door tonight

Keys already in my hand

No fight, no last words

Just the weight of staying

The room looked the same

Nothing wrong, nothing broken

That’s what makes it hard

To walk away from it

I keep waiting for a reason

Something loud enough to go

But quiet keeps you standing

When you already know

I almost left again

I felt it this time

That moment where staying

Didn’t feel right

I almost left again

But I stayed where I’ve been

Nothing pulled me back

I just didn’t move

I told myself tomorrow

Would be clearer somehow

That leaving in silence

Would hurt more right now

So I set the keys down

Walked back inside

Another night added

To the life I don’t question

There’s a space between knowing

And actually going

I live there more

Than I want to admit

I almost left again

Closer than before

One of these nights

I won’t stop at the door

I almost left again

And that’s the truth

It’s getting harder

To stay here with you

The quiet isn’t holding me

It’s just buying time