Broken Softly - Niko Jarell
Pieces fall but without a sound
Gentle cracks that don't resound
Your absence hums beneath my chest
A quiet ache, a subtle test
I reach for words I cannot say
Softly breaking day by day
The world moves on but here I stay
Holding softly what won't stay
I don't scream, I don't collide
I let the quiet be my guide
Broken softly I remain
Feeling lost without the pain
Not shattered, just slightly bent
A gentle heart, a quiet lament
I breathe, I pause, I understand
The tenderness that life commands
Broken softly, calm and true
Learning how to carry through
Shadows linger on the wall
Soft reminders in empty halls
The moments pass, they barely weigh
Yet leave a mark that will not stray
I walk alone yet not afraid
A gentle lesson softly laid
I move with care through what remains
Broken softly, easing pains
I hold my heart with tender hands
Letting go as life commands
Broken softly I remain
Feeling lost without the pain
Not shattered, just slightly bent
A gentle heart, a quiet lament
I breathe, I pause, I understand
The tenderness that life commands
Broken softly, calm and true
Learning how to carry through
Perhaps the softest breaks are kind
They teach the heart to stay alive
And in the quiet I am found
No louder echoes, just a sound
Broken softly I accept
The moments that I can't intercept
I carry calm, I carry light
Learning patience through the night
Broken softly I remain
Finding strength within the strain
Broken softly, quietly
A heart that learns to just be free
Soft cracks
High linger
Still hold
Broken softly
