You ask and I respond,
"I'm alright,"
the answer is second nature,
the truth is hidden,
deep within,
slowly dying,
the need to love,
to heal,
to forgive,
but time is not on my side,
so as I sulk in my lasting pain,
I will smile, laugh, pretend,
and when you ask,
I will say "I'm alright."
Sep 17, 2015
Sep 17, 2015 at 1:58 AM UTC
You ask and I respond,
"I'm alright,"
the answer is second nature,
the truth is hidden,
deep within,
slowly dying,
the need to love,
to heal,
to forgive,
but time is not on my side,
so as I sulk in my lasting pain,
I will smile, laugh, pretend,
and when you ask,
I will say "I'm alright."
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