glass bloom

Lights on, fix my face
Say my name like I’m safe
Hold still, don’t break shape
I’m perfect… on display

Powder on my skin like armor
Smile cut sharp, getting harder
Hands on me, “just a little tighter”
Turn me into something lighter

Flash, flash—don’t blink now
They love me when I don’t make a sound
Pose like a doll, don’t come down
Pretty things don’t hit the ground

Every move is measured, every breath rehearsed
If I slip once, they’ll love me less

I’m a glass bloom, don’t touch too soon
Crack in the light but I still look new
Break me soft, make it look like truth
I’m a glass bloom… made for you

I don’t feel, I just assume
What you want, I’ll become it too
Shatter quiet in a crowded room
I’m a glass bloom… made for you

Mirror shows a different story
One is tired, one is lonely
One still begging, “hold me slowly”
One just smiles like she knows me

Step in line, keep it graceful
Even pain has to look tasteful
Say “I’m fine” like I’m faithful
To a script that’s never grateful

Every crack is hidden in the glow
If they see it, I’m disposable

I’m a glass bloom, don’t touch too soon
Crack in the light but I still look new
Break me soft, make it look like truth
I’m a glass bloom… made for you

If I fall, will you catch it?
Or just frame it, make it classic?
If I break, will you panic?
Or just say I’m still magic?

I hear the cameras breathe
I feel them watching me
I’m more than what you see—
…or am I just the scene?

I’m a glass bloom, I outgrew
Every hand that tried to shape my truth
If I break, I’ll cut through you
I’m a glass bloom… not for you

No more mask, no costume
Let it shatter, let it bruise
I was never made to lose
I’m a glass bloom—breaking through

Lights off…
No one left to prove