None of us are okay

They say, those who matter don't mind, and those who mind don't matter.

They say, sometimes you have to take two steps back in order to move forward.

They say, when life pushes you down, you should push back.

But what they forget to say is that it's okay to not be okay.

It's okay to not want to fight back.

It's okay to let out your sadness and anger and stress, because no one expects you to be 100% all the time.

No one expects you to always walk into school with a smile on your face and your positivity in your hands.

And yet, at that same time, you feel as if you have to walk around in long confident strides,

When in reality you want to curl up and let the bed sheets consume you.

It's okay to not be okay.

Reviews

[solace.in.solocupz]

i love this!! i was always taught as a kid that you have to be happy or no one will like you in reality my parents were afraid to feel themselves now i let myself feel and im starting to actually heal instead of constantly running away

[light and ashes]

An important truth, nobody told me growing up..... and oh how I needed to hear those words! When you realize this then the real healing can begin.

[Robert Trakofler]

yes yes yes yes yes it is okay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

In Australia we have an annual
“Are u ok day “
Where we are supposed to ask work friends family anyone “hi are u ok ? “for mental health awareness
I think It should be every day
I liked your poem and it’s ok to write sad thoughts anxious thoughts etc and one day we look back when we are happy at these poems I do I look back a year or maybe more ago and I was in a dark place so keep writing ✍️

[Faust]

We should have an 'are you ok' day in wisconsin. Nobody asks it here because I feel they wouldn't know what to do if the person said 'no'