"How are you?"

you walk by
and say hi
you might even throw out a
how are you
just to get by
but you know you don't
want to know
how they are
you know you don't really
care if they live or die
you just want "good"
or maybe a "fine"
so you can keep walking that line
from your point A to your point B
and if you keep moving
as you are asking the question
maybe they'll get the idea
that you aren't asking
because you want an answer
you are asking
because you don't