Alright

You ask me how I am,

and I tell you a lie.

I call you half a man,

when I'm only halfway living life.

I've been running for a while,

afraid of my own mind.

I've been running from a secret,

tucked somewhere deep inside.

You ask me how I am,

and I tell you a lie.

I wish it was the truth,

but the truth is I'm not alright.

How am I supposed to tell you,

when I can hardly tell myself.

And what am I supposed to do,

when no one wants to help?

I've been running around in circles,

chasing my own tail.

Wondering how to tell you,

how does one truly ask for help?

You ask me how I am,

and I tell you a lie.

I call you half a man,

when I'm only halfway living life.

I wish I could tell the truth,

I wish I could be just fine.

But I just don't know what to do,

because I am not alright...

Author's Note

Copyright 2020 Alyssa Cox