So Plain To See - Original Poem

When all is said and done,
So much is still left unsaid.
When everyone is satisfied,
No one is happy the way they are.
Even though we may say something,
Most of the time we mean the opposite.
Although many realize this,
Not one person seems to understand it.

We ask if something is wrong,
And even as we see them wipe away tears,
They say they're fine -
And we accept that they are fine then.

Someone is biting their tongue,
They are asked if they would like to say something -
Shy - they say no and withhold their thought.
Everyone just moves on.

How can we all be so blind?
We know what we're seeing,
Most of us know they're hiding,
Yet we do nothing and let them be.

When all a friend means by,
"I'm fine" is that they want a hug
Or that they really need someone to talk to,
We know that's what they mean.
But we accept that they must be fine
Because they told us they were,
Even when it's plain to see that they are not.

~Alyssa Hellenbrand~