Are you okay? they ask
I wanna cry... you think
But you won't let them know
Yeah great! you answer with the fakest smile
How was your day? they ask
Bad....horrible...can't take much more... you think
But you won't let it show
It was good! you assure them
How's life? they ask
Fuck... shit... wanna die... you think
But you won't let them see
Getting better every day! you beam
How're you? they ask
Broken...bleeding...dying inside... you say
They stare, shock evident all over their faces
But, y'know, I'm perfectly fine. you smile