People ask "How are you?"
but they just want to hear
one, superficial answer
"I'm good!"
They don't really want
to know the real answer.
You tell them
"I'm fine"
but you want them
to ask
"No, how are you really?"
You want them to really care
so that you can give them
the truth.
You want them to say
"I want to know how you are doing inside"
so that you can tell them more than
a one word answer.
You want them to be genuinely concerned about
your feelings,
to see through your lies of
"I'm great!"
so that you can say
"I'm not ok. I am tired. I'm dying to cry and scream and curse. Thank you for asking"
because you really just want
someone to care enough to ask
"How are you?"