Soaring And Sinking

"How are you today?"

What a silly set of words.

They can mean nothing and everything

Yet always pass in a blur

Swept by like seaweed in a tide

Crushed underfoot like glass running miles high

soar against the sky

just to come sinking down

you forget that no body cares

you forget how desolate the world seemed just moments ago,

because someone cared,

someone cared

even if it was just in passing

even if the wind stole your words

even if you never told them how much it hurts

It's just a pleasant sentence

one single set of words

they can tell you someone cares

but just as easily

remind you of the facade you must put forth.