Truly.
I’m fine.
I haven’t always been truthful.
Yes, I’ve stumbled.
My thoughts have turned dark.
I’ve tasted bitterness,
felt its sting in my own hands.
I’ve walked that shadowed path.
But now,
I swear I’m fine.

Truly.
I am.
I know you doubt it.
I know you can’t see it.
You glimpse fragments
of battles fought in silence,
of secrets buried deep,
of fears that...