Lock screen glow on a hallway wall.
Thumb finds green; I don't hit call.
Typing, erase; the words go thin.
I mouth your name, then pull it in.
Missed calls: two; I leave them there.
I count to three, then say a prayer.
Elevator chime, a closing door—
I keep my voice low, ask for more.
Thumb on green—count to three.
If I press send, let it be me.
Open a line for me
Steady my breathing now
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Lay down the words I carry
Show me a line you'll answer
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Face-down phone on a kitchen tile.
Draft sits saved with a careful smile.
Read receipts off; I pace the room—
ten steps wide where the orchids bloom.
If mercy calls, it calls in plain;
it clears my chest, it says your name.
One longer breath; I try once more—
I hold the send, then leave it there.
If staying needs a smaller vow,
then plant my feet and teach me how.
Open a line for me
Set my breathing right
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Lay down this script I'm carrying
Show me a line you'll answer
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Say my name back,
leave one tone on.
Hold these shaking hands,
let distance fall.
Cut the flight—plant feet, hold line.
Jaw set—slow burn, keep time.
Step by step—no flinch, no slide.
Mark the seam—breathe low, then rise.
Drop the pride—exhale, let go.
Guard the core when the signal runs low.
If the pull gets loud, I take the call—
face it straight, then clear the wall.
Open a line for me
Calm this open chest
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Let all the noise fall quiet
Lead me to something steady
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Open a line for me (oh)
Steady my breathing now
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Put down the load I carry (oh)
Answer and say you're there
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Keep your phone on for me (oh)
Give this promise shelter
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
Ease my chest to steady (oh)
Count me in—I'll stay
Call me back to shore
Call me back to shore
One small tone—then talk.
One small tone—then talk.
