How are you?

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"How are you?"
Its the worst thing I can hear
Does it matter what I say?
You'll just simply disappear

I hide it well
Or so I hope
The tears that run from my eyes
The fact that all I do is mope

I'm just here for you
I'm the strong one now
No one needs to know my feelings
Its not like I'm going to drown

My mind has a bottle where I keep feelings stored
I promise, it won't burst on you
I just hide everything there where it doesn't matter
There's some things there I bet you never knew

I don't want to share and make you upset
I really would hate to whine
So instead of saying how I really feel
I just reply with, "I'm fine"

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