Ripple Delete

I never put the seat back in an airplane I always hold the door I tip a little over twenty Even when I'm poor I say please and thank you With a tight-lipped smile I don't take calls on the bus I keep it civil all the while I let you choose the place to eat I tell you it's your call It's easier for me to ditch When I don't choose at all I learned the rules, I learned the script I ironed out the edges If I don't give you anything You don't have the leverage I blur into the background Of every room I'm in If I don't make a ripple Then I don't let you win I won't be your target You won't bother me I'll bury you in kindness I am free. I am free You cut in line, I won't react I'll even step a little back I'll laugh at jokes I do not get Just to keep myself intact I round my corners off for you I keep my volume lowest I let you think you've won the room And then I slyly ghost I nod like I agree with you I edit what I mean I keep the sharpest parts of me Inside and sight unseen No battles, no bruises No debts to defend If nobody sees you Nobody can bend No war, no friction No need to be right I traded the spotlight For a quieter life I won't be your target I don't leave a mark I move just like a shadow In the middle of the dark Take everything you want from me There's nothing here to see I disappear politely I am free. I am free