Cookie Cutter Conversations

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Cookie cutter conversations
Saying things out of routine
Not really asking for the answer
Just the reassuringly repetitive response
"Hi! How are you?"
"All right, thanks, how are you?"
Automatic reply
No hesitation needed
And then they walk by
Thinking you're fine
No matter how you actually feel
"Hi! How are you?"
I've actually had a terrible day......
My grandmother just died last week......
I've struggled with depression since childhood......
My twin sister has leukemia......
I'm just in an awful mood......
But still:
"All right, thanks, how are you?"
What's the point of communication?
If we don't communicate anything at all?
This poem is about: 
Our world

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