Nothing feels real

Numb beyond words

A headache that’s lasted days

The tears come in waves

Fine for 15 minutes

But then my eyes fill up &

Expose my lies

Of stating I am fine

& okay

I’m on repeat

You’ll hear the same few lines

Stating my mind

Surprise surprise 

I can hardly speak

Don’t really know

How I’ll be in a few minutes

Let alone

The rest of the week