BEG THE QUESTION

How am I?

HOW AM I?

Is that actually what you asked?

Did I indeed hear you right?

You're asking me how I am?

There was a time

when you needn't ask

when you could intuit

understand my state

from the look on my face

the tape of my toe

the pull of my hair

without any other clarification.

There were days

when my scent would have given me away

when you would have seen your question

as meaningless, irrelevant

old-school.

Once, we communicated

we understood each other

and so many things

were left unsaid

as unnecessary.

Apparently, not today.

Apparently, I am fine.

How are you?

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