How Are You

How are you today?

How do you like your scrambled eggs and crepes?

Cross my arms and legs

I’m nodding like I hear a word you say

Teleporting now

A family dinner at my parents’ house

It’s a meatloaf day

Does anyone have something new to say?

How are you? How was school?

Nodding slow, her eyes glaze over

Is that all? Pass the salt

Too many plates in the air

Too many mouths to feed

Too many “how are yous” to lie to

Too many answers to believe

I cared when I asked

I didn’t hear the thing you answered back

Sorry I do that

Genetically, i think I move too fast

I’m a fool. How are you?

I won’t mindread this time

Is that it? Pass the chips

Too many plates in the air

Too many mouths to feed

Too many “how are yous” to lie to

Too many answers to believe

Too many closets to clean

The reason this nest is never empty

Grab every box with your name

Go through it again on every holiday

How come it all stays the same

How can it all stay the same?

Over eggs and crepes

I hear you ask “is everything okay?”

Sorry, I went away

How are you today?