Flip the Switch

I don’t blink when the shadows crawl

Dead eyed calm, I feel nothing at all

You pray for mercy, but I cut the cord

A heart gone silent, a mind like war

Flip the switch, shut it down cold

Rust and wires where the feelings should go

You want the truth, but you couldn’t stand the blow

Better off not knowing what I know

Empty eyes in a hollow frame

No pulse rising, no hint of shame

I bury the noise in a hammering beat

Leather boots stomping on a killing street

Flip the switch, shut it down cold

Rust and wires where the feelings should go

You want the truth, but you couldn’t stand the blow

Better off not knowing what I know

They call it heartless, I call it clear

No regrets, no ghosts, no fear

I’ve seen too much, now I play the machine

Running on gears where my soul used to breathe

Flip the switch, shut it down cold

Rust and wires where the feelings should go

You want the truth, but you couldn’t stand the blow

Better off not knowing what I know

Static hums in the back of my brain

No pulse rising, no sign of pain

I’m not cruel, just built this way

Shadows at dawn don’t beg or pray

Flip the switch, shut it down cold

Rust and wires where the feelings should go

You want the truth, but you couldn’t stand the blow

Better off not knowing what I know

If I spoke it raw, it would tear you apart

My mouth’s a weapon sharper than my scars

So I keep it locked, silent like the grave

Cold as a blade, but it keeps you safe

So don’t ask what lives in my head at night

Just ride the thunder and kill the light

I may be broken, or maybe I’m free

Either way, don’t come too close to me

Flip the switch, shut it down cold

Rust and wires where the feelings should go

You want the truth, but you couldn’t stand the blow

Better off not knowing what I know

© 2026 A Broken Poet

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