“Hey!” “Thanks for checking in.” “I’m doing great.” “So great.” “Actually…” Everythings Everythings fine! EVERYTHINGS EVERYTHINGS FINE!!! If I say it loud enough It has to be true… “Doesn’t it?” If I say it one more time Will you believe me too? I always wanted to be like this Calm, collected, slightly numb Trapped in a box with good intentions Killing time until I’m done. I’ve got coping skills And a pleasant, well-worn mask I rehearsed these answers In case somebody asks “Are you sure you’re okay?” HAHA yeah… I’m fine Everythings Everythings fine EVERYTHINGS EVERYTHINGS FINE! CAN’T YOU TELL I’M FINE!? “Um… you don’t seem fine.” HAHA No really, I’m fine See this 😄? That means you can laugh And blow this off slowly See, I made a joke To lighten the mood… for you So you don’t have to sit With something uncomfortably true I write “lol” defensively So you don’t get scared I soften the truth When I accidentally overshare If I stop joking It might get real And I don’t have time To explain how I feel So let’s keep it light Let’s keep it brief I’m not, “not okay” I’m just so very fine this week “Are you okay?” YEAH “Are you sure?” ABSOLUTELY “You don’t seem...” HAHAHA NO REALLY… Everythings Everythings fine S̵̢̡̞̖̬̠̯̱͉̫͔̤̙̫͐̌̃̆͋̐̔͝ͅǫ̴͚̺͎̻͙̝̜̖̠̣͖̳̳̅̀͋͆͠m̷̼̉͋̀̀̽͌͛̽̎͒̐̔͝ȅ̴̡̛̛͈̱̼̗̭̝͓͎̳̠̼̲͑̃̔̿̓͂̒͘͜t̸̠̫̩͖̪̰̩̬͚͎͇̣͑̓́͂͛͜ͅi̷̛͚͚̖̙̣͖̮̟͉̥̭͑̈́̓̓̾͘̚ͅm̷̨̮͎͕̟̮̟͇̳̝̭̖̖̎̐̅̈́̽̕̚͝ͅę̸͖͙̟̮̠̱̺͚̮̉̿̒͆̃̾̏̍̎͜ş̴͓͇̪̲͕̱̻͉͔͎̀̈̔̎̀̂͜ͅ ̵̡̤̻͎̙̠̰͍̥̝̭̺̮͍̻̈Į̷̮̫̯̝̩͔͇͓͔̩̮̭̽̅ ̸̹͖̩̮̘̏́w̴̱͈͖̐͊́́̓̉͆̏͑̿͒̆̚̚̕ä̴̘̹́̆̾̐̈̊̊̓̔̅́̀̔͘͝ñ̴̬͈͖͇̫̪̝̜̖̳̩̜n̴̤̙͈̹͎̪̾̅̀̑̄̐́͠ą̴̨̢̧̰̻͙̦̹̊͋̉̎͆̇̍̾̽̆̋̿̈͠ ̸̢̫͉̦̺̣̼̲̲̺̝̦͉̿̈̊͒̀̅͗̈́̊͐͜͜d̵͉̹̝̮͕̍̾͜ì̷̜͈̻͓͕̟̟̍e̶͍̫̺̯̹͓͍̞̟̣͛͒̿̐̓͌͐͌͘͝ EVERYTHINGS! EVERYTHINGS FINE! Did I convince you this time? Don’t worry about me I’ve got it handled I’ve mastered the art Of playing my part. “So… how have I been?” So fucking fine… Hahaha, I’m just kidding... I’m just kidding.
