I am fine?
Those sleepless nights, with the darkness of the new moon spreading its light beneath my eyes, created circles of numbness and flowed down like a pirate on a huge ship to loot the last crumb of peace from my mind. I pulled myself out of bed not because I wanted to, I did it since I had no other option. I was tutored to be an actor who could perform convincing roles in the stage of life. I therefore had to play 'fine' with versatility. The generally expected answer to "How are you?" is mostly "I am fine." The accuracy of lies accumulated behind the smiles while giving that response would bring about an apocalyptic spell on Earth, had we been cursed by Goddess Veritas. "Sshhh, shhhh", I kept requesting them to keep quiet but they would pay no heed to my words. The voices inside my head, tore my heart out and sent it for exile to a place where it had forgotten what it meant to feel worthy. I saw my nights being tethered to emotional breakdowns, w