HOW ARE YOU? – (BRIEF RESPONSES.)<br />
<br />
What do you say? What do you do?<br />
When someone questions “How are you?”<br />
Do you tell the truth or lie?<br />
Or do you simply ask them “Why?”<br />
<br />
When people ask you how you are.<br />
They push the verbal door ajar.<br />
But most will not invite you in.<br />
So explanations can’t begin.<br />
<br />
I feel this question, when it’s said.<br />
Is meaning something else instead.<br />
It doesn’t mean they want to know.<br />
Or want to see your feelings show.<br />
<br />
If you have troubles or you’re vexed.<br />
What reply would be your next?<br />
Would your response fill a foolscap?<br />
Or would you state that you feel crap?<br />
<br />
If your life’s so miserable.<br />
You’d like to be invisible.<br />
Do you shrug and say “So- so!”<br />
Or tell them “You don’t want to know!”<br />
<br />
Would you say “It’s a long story.”<br />
Or perhaps “It’s far too gory.”<br />
Would you rake through all the muck.<br />
Or simply say your life is ‘Yuck’.<br />
<br />
I don’t want to burden folk.<br />
So I might smile or tell a joke.<br />
But illnesses I will sideline.<br />
And retort that - ”I’m just fine!”<br />
<br />
I like my answers short and sweet.<br />
So’ try to keep them all upbeat.<br />
Then when answering I’ll say.<br />
“I think on balance I’m – okay!”<br />
<br />
B. Withers 2012<br />
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<br />
What do you say? What do you do?<br />
When someone questions “How are you?”<br />
Do you tell the truth or lie?<br />
Or do you simply ask them “Why?”<br />
<br />
When people ask you how you are.<br />
They push the verbal door ajar.<br />
But most will not invite you in.<br />
So explanations can’t begin.<br />
<br />
I feel this question, when it’s said.<br />
Is meaning something else instead.<br />
It doesn’t mean they want to know.<br />
Or want to see your feelings show.<br />
<br />
If you have troubles or you’re vexed.<br />
What reply would be your next?<br />
Would your response fill a foolscap?<br />
Or would you state that you feel crap?<br />
<br />
If your life’s so miserable.<br />
You’d like to be invisible.<br />
Do you shrug and say “So- so!”<br />
Or tell them “You don’t want to know!”<br />
<br />
Would you say “It’s a long story.”<br />
Or perhaps “It’s far too gory.”<br />
Would you rake through all the muck.<br />
Or simply say your life is ‘Yuck’.<br />
<br />
I don’t want to burden folk.<br />
So I might smile or tell a joke.<br />
But illnesses I will sideline.<br />
And retort that - ”I’m just fine!”<br />
<br />
I like my answers short and sweet.<br />
So’ try to keep them all upbeat.<br />
Then when answering I’ll say.<br />
“I think on balance I’m – okay!”<br />
<br />
B. Withers 2012<br />
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