as of then,
when they asked
are you okay
i tell them
i'm fine
a phrase that needs no smile to hold its hand
that's what you're supposed to say,
right?
i'm fine
F I N E
iamfine .....
fine
/fʌɪn/
adjective;
in good health and feeling well.
i am
if i could just convince my brain
the largest, most complex organ in my body that controls all forms of feeling and thought
that i'm fine
then maybe i would be
so i kept injecting lies into the blood that flows to it
in the hope that
one day
i'd be
fine.
~ i am not 'fine'