Fine

As I glance around the path I chose

It seems so narrow now,

But at the time it seemed the only way

To make my loved ones proud.

Forever striving to do what’s right,

Despite my own desires,

I realize I have lived my life

Balancing on a wire.

Perhaps now that I have been set free

I can do the things I know are best for me,

I can live my life to my own design

So when casually asked “How are you?”

I can truly answer “Fine”.