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Okay

February 16, 2024
By MaddieC4 BRONZE, Austin, Texas
MaddieC4 BRONZE, Austin, Texas
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Don’t worry, I am okay

A rainbow comes after a storm

at least i think and pray

cause this storm is hail on me


The pain is rough

and heavy and sharp

but i am tough

my parents say at least


as the moisture travels down my cheek

I wonder if I really am

or if i’m truly just weak

on the battlefield of emotion


I am okay though 

with knives sticking out of me

of everything i cant let go

of the trauma and the pain 


the rainbow is still not here

i have been waiting my whole life

everything is now a fear

my mind is full of tears


I am okay i think 

with a pressure on my chest

and the pain in every blink

my heart beats and beats


sometimes i wish it would stop

as everything becomes too much

the agony a gift shop

with only itself to give


I am okay i guess

Everything has become numb

and i must confess

i feel like an appendix


A part not needed but still there

as everything turns blank

and i’ve lost all care

for every thing


too much is now nought

yet somehow i can barely walk

so i lay shot

and look to find colors


for a rainbow is there

i want to feel joy

but i’ve fallen down stairs

so ill wait to disappear 


I am not okay


The author's comments:

This poem is straight from my heart, my emotions, my experience. It is about trying to stay strong but slowly realized that you actually aren't okay and what that is like. I love this poem because of its relatability, as well as its strong message.


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