~I'm Doing Just Fine~

"I Will Survive"

You ask me how i'm doing
And with a smile I reply
"I'm doing just fine."
But what you don't see
are the tears I try to hide
and the pain of a broken heart
that's tearing me up inside.

And I wonder sometimes
If I let my mask slip and
you get a glimpse inside..
will you accept the real me?
will you be so willing to ask
how i'm doing the next time?

We all wear masks of different kinds
It's human nature..a defense mechanism of time.
So the next time you see me and I smile
and say i'm doing just fine
Look away quickly if you can't handle
seeing the pain and anguish of a
mother who has lost a child.

Because this mask is getting harder to keep in place
and is slowly crumbling around me piece by piece.

But i'll always reply..
"I'm doing just fine."

written by:
MaryŠ