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According to a 2017 study done by me, stardustfalling (PhD in imagination, depression, and depressing poetry), "I'm fine" is the most commonly told lie in the world. Write about it, in any format you choose.
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NoniUniverse in Stream of Consciousness

I’m...

I'm fine-

Maybe if I say it enough times it'll be true-

But until then I'd like to avoid any of the lies and excuses I'd tell you-

Honestly I'm fine-

I'm used to what I've been through-

No I don't need to talk or cry through all my issues with you-

I'm fine please stop asking-

I'd hate to lay all my burdens down and have them crush you too-

STOP! I'm fine!

I know you care-

And it's not that I don't trust you-

Sometimes I'd like to go through life solving my own problems without you-

I'm...

I'm tired of your questions-

I'm tired of lying to you-

But I know it will hurt you more if I told you the truth-

Ever heard that expression-

"I'm ok, but not ok" -

Thats what I've been trying to say-

Even though I'm going through hell right now-

I still get up everyday and walk in my own shoes-

So until the day Death carries me away-

I'm fine.

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