i'm not really here

you can be somewhere,

physically

in the room,

in a seat, and yet,

not be there.

you're going through

the motions

of being there. you're polite,

and nice,

you shake hands

and make small talk, 

but

you aren't really there.

you're elsewhere.

you wonder if your smile

gives you away.

strange to feel this way

most of the time.