"How are you?" "I'm good, you?" Another conversation Where no one's really there Smiling at the party Drowning in the room Everyone's talking No one sees me Typed a message Deleted it Sent it Maybe never Is anyone there? Can anyone see me? Reaching out into nothing Scrolling faces, none of them real Hundreds of friends Completely invisible Refresh, scroll, nothing Everyone's performing connection No one's connecting Digital echoes, empty room Another Friday night alone again The weight of no one asking how I am I could disappear How long would it take For anyone to notice? I'm here, I exist Can someone see me, just once Anyone Reaching into the void Getting nothing back but silence "How are you?" I want to say "I'm drowning" But instead: "I'm good" And drown a little deeper The worst part isn't being alone It's being alone while pretending I'm not Tomorrow I'll smile and say I'm fine And drown a little more In this silent isolation
