I’m fine is a mantra
to convince yourself of
something you want others to think.

My therapist is sending me
a writing prompt. The space
inside my head is getting
claustrophobic. 

I’m fine is a mantra
to use when no one else
wants to know what’s wrong.

I take up too much space inside
my head so I assume I take up
too much in other’s. I shrink
away to alleviate the burden.

My therapist calls that projecting.
I’m fine is a mantra for 
deflecting, that I’m human and
I’m allowed to breathe, to be.

I’m fine, I’m
fine, I’m 
fine, I’m 
so not fine.

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