How Do You Feel

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empty words without meaning
words mumbled for mere formality
lost in rolling endless echoes

we understand the game 
and agree it's nothing personal
just filler to mask the silence that besets us

so we erect tall fences, add padlocks
and answer the knock of only the rare few
we keep it formal so not to muddy waters

how do you do? is not a question
our fine means I don’t want to talk 
or I’m not convinced you care

don’t you see how we’ve become blasé
or maybe just maybe we need to better
recognize those pauses of genuine concern

so a how do you feel? becomes 
a how do you feel about me?
because I care and we can be friends



AP: Honorable Mention 2023, Honorable Mention 2023

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