Phone face down
On the wood
Three soft buzzes
I let them move
Name on the screen
Then it fades
I type a little
Then erase
Keep it neat
Keep it light
Cut the part
That sounds too tight
Leave out the shaking
Leave out the bruise
If they can answer
Then I can too
Make it smaller
Make it clean
Sand the edges
Till it seems
Easy enough
To let go by
Easy enough
To read as fine
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
So they can breathe
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
Soft on the wire
Easy to keep
I trim the sentence
Till it smiles
Take out the worst of it
One more time
Swap in a reason
Use a calm tone
Put all the damage
Under one word
No hard corners
No hard truth
Just a smooth line
For the room
If I say it simple
Maybe it lands
Maybe it passes
In their hands
Make it smaller
Make it clean
Sand the edges
Till it seems
Easy enough
To let go by
Easy enough
To read as fine
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
So they can breathe
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
Soft on the wire
Easy to keep
I know what I cut
I know what stayed
The sharp little piece
I hid away
I keep my voice low
Keep my face still
Turn the whole storm
Into a hill
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
So they can breathe
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
Soft on the wire
Easy to keep
Make it sound fine
Make it sound fine
If I say less
Will you still see me
