Broke the Silence

Connection established.

Thought it was a battlefield
No heat. No sound.
Room full of static
My name scrolling down
Watch the screen.
Watch the screen.
Reflections in the glass
Feed goes quiet
Cursor blinks
No alarms
No threat revealed
Just me and the quiet...

Didn't know if the fault was real or staged
Armor felt heavy
So I disengaged
Finger steady...
Breath held tight
Sometimes you don't jump...
You clear the light
You clear the light...

I broke the silence
System breathes
Path stays open
No guarantees
Signal sent
No second guess
Neon calm
Under stress
I broke the silence
Watched it bend
Wide awake
System end-to-end

System...
Neon...

Practiced in the dark till the noise went numb
Eyes don't land like they used to
When the damage is done
Screen looks different
When it looks at me
When it looks at me
Pressure dropped
Air hit my skin
When I stepped outside
No exits flagged
Nothing to hide

Safe all along.
Just latency.
A background thread
Watching me.

Real life.
No disguise.
I'M LYVE.

I broke the silence
System breathes
Path stays open
No guarantees
Signal sent
State advanced
Neon truth
Balanced stance

System stable.