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I'm fine
<p>I'm fine" — the common lie we say with pride,</p><p>even when life feels unsure.</p><p>"I'm fine" — to avoid unfolding our hearts to gossip headlines,</p><p>too unsure to open up.</p><p>What if you get stung by your own utterance?</p><p>"I'm fine" has become our new exchange of greeting.</p><p>We've grown so scared to trust</p><p>that we bottle up our own understanding,</p><p>left alone to make meaning of our thoughts —</p><p>and yet we function as one.</p><p>"I'm fine" was once a genuine response to "how are you?"</p><p>Now we say it to escape reality.</p><p style="text-align: justify; ">So I ask again —</p><p>How are you?</p>
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