Please don’t ask me how I feel
Don’t ask if I’m okay
I’ll only tell you what you want
And need for me to say

Don’t ask me for a smile
When I can only frown
Don’t offer me well wishes
When all I feel is down

Don’t tell me funny jokes
Off color punch lines looming
I’m too far gone for laughing
My sadness all consuming

I’ll give you what you want
Fake happiness for now
And pretend that I’m okay
Believe me, I know how

But for each false smile I give
Each time I say I’m fine
My soul cracks just a little
My heart breaks one more time