Cursory

When you ask, “How are you?”
You’re asking how I am, 
How I continue to be
Day after day
In this world
Relentless

That’s going to take longer than a jiffy
So I suggest you come back later
When you’re looking to specialise in the course,
Not betting that you’d just browse and breeze through it.

First published in Hakara, 15 Jan 2018.