How Are
You?!
by
Nancy Gauquier
Good?
No, really, how
are you?
Fine?
Are you really
terrible?
Does anyone
really wanna know?
Why do we
ask?
If youre on
the verge of suicide,
you always say
fine.
Cause you
know
what youre
not supposed to say.
You are not
supposed to say:
Well, Im
broke, Im tired,
Im allergic
to something and I dont know what,
but I fear it
might be something unavoidable,
like life.
Im so
depressed and in debt,
I make the US
economy
and the national
deficit look good.
Im thinking
about suicide
but Im not
sure
how to go about
it.
Id slit my
wrists
but that could be
painful.
Id take all
my sleeping pills at once,
but what if I get
a nightmare
and cant
wake up?
Id put my
head in the gas oven,
but all I have is
a microwave.
I guess I could
put my head in the microwave.
But Id have to cut it off first,
cause I
cant turn it on
until the door is
shut!
That could be
painful.
No one
wants to hear this.
Or what if you
say:
Hey, Im
great!
I just won the
lottery!
Im so happy,
Ive got a
blue chip on my shoulder!
Im so rich,
Im thinking
of investing in real estate!
Becoming a slum
landlord!
Investing in
Microsoft!
And voting
Republican!
No one wants to
hear that.
Or what if you
say:
Life is just a
gray blur.
My head is in a
fog.
I cant feel
a thing.
Im totally
turned off.
Im in some
kind of deep psychological shock
due to all the
greed and selfishness
in this cruel
capitalistic society.
I dont have
the energy to get a headache.
No one wants to
hear it!
Who has the time
to listen anymore?
Were all
overworked and underpaid.
Im so busy,
I dont even know how I am.
People say, how
are you,
and I have to stop
and think.
I get in touch
with my deep inner self
by consulting the
Tarot.
If I end up with
the devil or death,
I know I really
am depressed.
Funny how that
works.
But its so
easy to get into denial.
I just keep
dealing until I get the Sun
or the Moon or the
Lovers
technically,
thats cheating
but thats
life
you just keep
dealing.
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