Dear Stranger, how are you?

By: Royal_Ink💜 We've all mastered it, haven't we? The art of waking up each day Racing against the clock Dealing with people during the day All smiles, hearty laughter We meet, talk about the weather Ask about the mundane things Like we are all scared of going deeper So we turn our pain to cruise But then the night falls And under the cover of the dark, your armor breaks You are not fine You are far from fine, and you know it You lied Again The way you've always done for as long as you can remember "I'm fine" has lost its meaning It's a lie we've learned to say A casual lie... A polite lie And the truth is, we've all learned to believe it Faked smiles until it now feels real When did this sadness come? When did this pain start to live rent-free in our chest? True, it makes us stronger, but this "strong" comes at a price too high Strong never meant easy No one said you had to break to hold it all together So tonight, let's pause Tonight, I ask you; "What's behind your 'I'm fine'?" "What's behind your smile?" "What's behind your... 'It's a long story'?" I know we've all mastered faking But maybe it's time to say it out loud Time to answer with truth, no regret.... So Dear Stranger, How are you?