How are you?
tired and caffeinated to the point of discomfort
slightly concerned by the cost-of living-crisis,
but able to compartmentalise, and realise
my relative good fortune
simultaneously envious of people with happy relationships,
and relieved to be rid of matrimonial balance sheets
excited by my plans for doing something different
and hoping I can bring them to life
worried that the world will find me out
and realise that some days I’m nothing but façade
and speaking of façade…
frustrated by the image I see in the mirror
but insufficiently concerned to make the necessary changes
liberated by choosing truth over convention
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash
