same words.exe (trust protocol)

booting…

new input detected…

“trusted message received”

⟦ping⟧ “you alright?”

(“yeah… I think so.”)

he said it calm, like it meant no weight,

“you can take his place” — I hesitate.

same kind voice, same steady tone,

but I’ve heard promises break like code.

I nod it off, play it cool,

don’t let the memory override the rule.

but my mind starts running old data lines,

different name… same signs.

⟦warning⟧ “overlap detected.”

it sounds fine in real time,

but my past starts syncing in.

I don’t know if it’s him…

or where I’ve already been.

same words.exe — different meaning,

I don’t trust what I just heard.

it runs like an old system,

repeating every word.

he says it like it’s nothing,

but I feel it load too deep,

same words.exe — different meaning,

and it won’t let me sleep.

he checks in, I don’t always reply,

not because I want to hide.

just my system flags the kindness,

runs it back in my mind.

“no harm detected” — still I pause,

‘cause I’ve seen what “safe” becomes.

not from him, but from before,

when trust got overrun.

⟦ping⟧ “connection stable?”

I don’t know anymore.

it’s not what he’s doing,

it’s what I remember instead.

old files keep reopening

in the back of my head.

same words.exe — different meaning,

I don’t trust what I just heard…

maybe he means every line,

maybe I’m just running fear.

maybe I keep overwriting

anything that feels too near.

I don’t want to reject it,

I just don’t know how to stay

when my system keeps alerting

on things that feel okay.

same words.exe — still repeating,

but I’m trying not to run.

not every old connection

means it’s already done.

same words.exe — different meaning,

but I’m still logged in here…

trying not to let the past

control what I hear.

⟦ping⟧ “you still there?”

…yeah.

I think I am.

system quiet… for now.