Yeah, I'M Good

Yeah.. I'm Good. Just.. you know.. tired

Phone lights up
Her name again
How are you?
I fake a grin
Say the words
I always do
Lie so easy
Feels like truth
Dinner's burning
Friends are waiting
Messages piling
Keep curating
Another task
Another line
Another chance
To say I'm fine

I hate how easy lying gets
I hate how heavy breathing is
I hate pretending I still try
When getting up should count as life

Yeah, I'm good
I'm okay
Just another long, exhausting day
Mark the list
Play the part
Hold the seams before they start
To tear apart
Yeah, I'm good
Thanks for asking
Guess I'll keep unmasking
Until there's nothing left to play

Fold the laundry
Wash the plate
Check the box
Repeat the state
Laugh at jokes
That I don't hear
Smile like
I volunteered
Her voice cracks
I'm proud of you
God, I wish
That felt more true

I hate how empty trying feels
I hate how numb becomes so real
I hate that silence sounds like peace
When all I want's a break from me

Yeah.. I'm good
I'm okay
Just another long, exhausting day

Mark the list
Play the part
Hold the seams before they start
To tear apart
Yeah.. I'm good
Thanks for asking
Guess I'll keep unmasking
Until there's nothing left to play

I don't know
What counts anymore
If getting dressed is supposed to be a victory
Why does it feel like defeat?
If surviving is enough
Why does it still feel like I'm disappearing?
I thought it would get lighter
But all I've done is learn how to carry it quieter
And I can't tell
If that's strength
Or just giving up slowly

Yeah.. I'm good
I'm okay
Just another long, exhausting day
Mark the list
Play the part
Lie until it feels like art
Fall apart
Yeah, I'm good
Thanks for asking
Guess I'll keep unmasking
Until I'm nothing
Anyway

Yeah..I'm Good..