Where it Fractures

We stood too close

To see the break

I felt it shift beneath my feet

But I told myself it would hold

Every step we didn’t take

Made the ground feel thin

You said nothing had changed

But nothing felt the same

The space between each word

Started pulling us apart

We stayed right at the edge

Like it wouldn’t give

Like pressure doesn’t leave a mark

Until it splits

This is where it fractures

Not loud, not fast

Just enough to feel it

And know it won’t last

I watched you hesitate

Like you were already gone

Every pause got heavier

Every moment bent

We kept adjusting the weight

Pretending it was fine

But something underneath us

Was already giving in

Hold still

Don’t move

If we don’t look down

Maybe it’s not true

We balanced on the lie

That this was solid ground

This is where it fractures

Not loud, not fast

This is where it fractures

Not loud, not fast

This is where it fractures

This is where it fractures