whenever you feel
inconsequentially small
remember one thing:
the period.

a dark pixel
a tiny nuanced dot
that manages to
transform everything.

"I'm fine"
becomes "I'm fine."
"Okay"
becomes "Okay."

but perhaps the most painful
of all is to see
"goodbye"
change into "goodbye."

you mean
so much to me
that
i remember you
the most
when i am
really hurt
because
i know
you only
can hurt me
the most
with just
a smile
on your face
when you are
not fine