I’m Good (For A Second)

I swear I’m fine when you ask

I even laugh, I make it light

Then you blink and I’m right back

In that look you won’t explain

Do you ever feel your name

Hit my mouth and I rewind

I tell myself “don’t make a scene”

But I keep losing time

I’m okay— until I’m not

I don’t chase— but I can’t stop

If you’re here, be here for real

Don’t make me guess how you feel

I’m good— for a second

Then I’m not, then I’m not

I keep coming back

Say less— don’t explain it

I’ll pretend, I’ll pretend

If you just don’t snap

You touch my hand, then let it drop

Like you remembered you shouldn’t

You say “it’s late,” like that’s the point

Like timing’s why you’re distant

Do you ever start to speak

Then change your mind mid-breath

’Cause every almost-word you keep

Feels louder than the rest

I don’t need you to fix it

I just need you to choose

’Cause I’m tired of the switch

From warm to nothing in you

I’m good— for a second

Then I’m not, then I’m not

I keep coming back

Say less— don’t explain it

I’ll pretend, I’ll pretend

If you just don’t snap

Don’t be gentle like a warning

Don’t hold me like you’re gone

If you’re leaving, leave me honest

Not “maybe,” not “hold on”

I’m good— for a second

Then I’m not, then I’m not

I keep coming back

Say less— don’t explain it

I’ll pretend, I’ll pretend

If you just don’t snap

One more breath— don’t pull away

One more look— don’t shut me out

If you’re done, don’t do it soft

Don’t fade me down— say it now

I’m fine…

for a second.