It's a special day

when black coffee and cigarettes are enough to get by,
when numb terrors of inadequacy subside;

when the flaws you wanted so desperately to hide
become new things you calmly confide;

when worries cease your paralysis of mind,
a day when your heart feels open wide;

and, for once, when you said, "I'm alright,"
I could tell you really mean it.