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I lit the match and let it fall— not out of rage, but to burn it all. Ashes don’t beg. They rest in peace. And neither do I— my silence released. No turning back, no looking down— just smoke, and a crown.
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I burned the letters You never sent Watched the smoke Rise from your intent The flame was honest The silence cruel But I stayed too long Inside your rules You taught me ruin With velvet hands Now I build peace From scorched lands Ashes don’t apologize They just lie still No shame in burning What broke your will I won’t regret The match I struck You lit the fire Then called it luck Ashes don’t apologize And neither will I I rose from the smoke Without asking why You wore regret Like a second skin But I chose freedom Over where you’d been Not bitter, not soft Just clean and through I buried the blame When I buried you You taught me ruin With velvet hands Now I build peace From scorched lands Ashes don’t apologize They just lie still No shame in burning What broke your will I won’t regret The match I struck You lit the fire Then called it luck Ashes don’t apologize And neither will I I rose from the smoke Without asking why You wanted me silent But silence speaks It screams in the spaces You thought were weak Ashes don’t apologize They bloom in grey I’m done explaining Why I walked away No more stories No reprise Just truth in embers And smoke that flies Ashes don’t apologize (And I don’t need to try)
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