Days Like These

There are days
when you are feeling
so low

but you keep on moving
and smiling
cause that's so much
better than the alternative

because, you really have no other
choice
even though
you'd much rather
curl up with 10
blankets and bury yourself
for a while
just to escape it

and people ask if you are ok
and so many thoughts
and feelings run
through your head

your whole body
suddenly caught
in the lie,

i am fine