"How are you?"

The question is asked
Over and over and over

I do not bother asking you
Because I find the question
Obnoxious and pointless

She does not understand
The way of Tao

Idle mornings
And Idle years

Checking her phone
Watching the news

The time slips away....

This is your life

You chose not to live
But to simply exist

Incredibly sad

I have witnessed
A person
Simply do nothing
For an entire adult lifespan