Poem - I'm Fine

 

I’m Fine

All Is Well

No Problems Here.

 

My face tells you the easy version

The go-about-your-day version

The too-long-don’t-read,

Pass-me-by-and-say-you-did-your-best version

Pat-on-the-back-and-sleep-soundly-all-night,

Don’t-look-too-closely-and-see-the-cracks version.

 

I’m Fine.

But don’t come too close.

All Is Well.

Or so I want you to think.

No Problems Here.

None that I can tell you about.

 

I don’t have the energy

To get into it

Don’t have the strength

The mental capacity

So,

 

I’m Fine

All Is Well

No Problems Here.

 

Fix your smile

Adjust the mask

Make sure the truth is covered

Neat and tidy

Spick and span

 

Nobody likes to see a secret mess

Nobody needs to deal with real-life truths

Protect them

Take one for the team

 

I’m Fine

All Is Well

No Problems Here.