How are you doing? Are you okay?
Simple, polite words on any random day
But when you are trying to hold on
Doing everything to stay strong
These very words sting like a bee
Crushing beneath the surface of what the eyes can see
Because while everything looks fine
There is a whole different scenario warring in the mind
Grief…. the pain of having loved, longing for more
Grief….. rattles deep inside, making your steps unsure
What was once filled a heart, leaves an empty hole
Left feeling crushed and broken, wounded in your soul
How are you doing? Are you okay?
Just be silent when you don’t know what to say
Be the one who rises up and walk beside the broken
These simple gestures provide more than any words that can be spoken
For in doing this you help shoulder the pain that seems to much to bear
And this is the greatest gift that you can ever share
For every heart knows its own joys and sorrows
We don’t know what today holds, yet alone tomorrow
Be quick to listen, and slow to speak
Then you will unveil what truly lies beneath
IN DEEP WATERS 