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Mar 2023
I'm not okay, I'm not okay
The pain inside won't go away
I try to smile, make you feel alright
But the darkness inside is just too tight

The photographs that haunt my dreams
The memories that tear at the seams
I never wanted to let you down
But I'm not okay, I'm falling to the ground

The ***** looks that I receive
The whispers when I try to leave
I try to tell you, but you don't believe
That I'm not okay, I can't even breathe

I hold you close, but I shake with fear
My mind is screaming, but no one can hear
I'm not okay, I'm crumbling inside
But I'm too scared to take that final stride

I know the words, but I don't know what they mean
I'm lost in a world that's just too obscene
I'm not okay, I need your help to survive
But all I hear is the sound of you leaving, goodbye

I'm not okay, I'm not okay
And I don't think I'll ever be okay
The pain is too much, the darkness too deep
I'm not okay, but at least I can sleep.
Mrblack
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Mrblack  39/M/Ireland
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