Flash Point

You said

“Relax”

But your jaw was tight

Coffee gone cold

From another fight

Phone face down

On the countertop

Every little word

Feels like a ticking clock

We’re at the flash point

One spark

We’re up in flames

Breathing in smoke

Every time we say each other’s names

We’re past the last choice

Too loud to hear the blame

If we burn out here at the flash point

Will we ever be the same?

Driving too fast

Through a yellow light

Radio loud

But it can’t drown the night

Bite back tears

While you bite your tongue

Silence in the car

Feels like a loaded gun

We’re at the flash point

One spark

We’re up in flames

Breathing in smoke

Every time we say each other’s names

We’re past the last choice

Too loud to hear the blame

If we burn out here at the flash point

Will we ever be the same?

Remember bare feet

On the kitchen tiles

Laughing over burned toast

Crooked little smiles

How did we get from soft light

To this hard edge?

Can we pull back now

From the ledge? (oh)

We’re at the flash point

One spark

We’re up in flames

Breathing in smoke

Every time we say each other’s names

We’re past the last choice

Too proud to take the blame

If we burn out here at the flash point

We’ll never be the same