Written by: Meemansha Acharya - 23027, Grade XII
Posted on: 22 February, 2023
Is it okay to not be okay?
I don't know what I've done or what I want,
But here I am, with all the guilt and stress.
People ask ‘Are you okay?’-
And I respond with a smile on my face, ‘I am okay’, even if I know I am not okay.
How easy is it to lie to someone?
How easy it is to fake it, even when you know you are not okay?
I just want myself to be with;
Be lonely, and want no one around;
Yet I want to be cared and loved-
Want someone to be there beside me-
Despite having everyone around,
Why do I feel excluded?
Why do I think I'm not okay when I know I'm okay?
I want to do something,
But here I am, trembling around with nothing.
Is this a time or phase in my life?
Where you feel like you aren't okay, even though you are.
I don't know why I'm sad, but it is making me sad-
I try to be happy, but I can't.
I think I've lost everything, even though I haven't.
I feel I don't have anything to do with life,
Even though I have so much to do.
Am I okay?
I just wanna try to be okay, even though I don't know how?
Why do I feel this void right in my soul?
