Be Ok

I wore red the day you left me
My lips, my hips, and my shame were all
Painted the same shade
I’d be lying if I said I was (OK)
You left a note the day you left my life
You gave me a call, laid out your lies, had made up your mind
I told myself it was what it was, (OK)
My innocence died the day you left me
She threw a fit, laid out a will, and took a dive
I didn’t know if I’d ever be (OK)
I ran a mile, walked in circles,
And spread my sanity out like thin wire
And in it I encapsulated myself with thoughts of you, thoughts of me
I drowned myself in thoughts of we
And I engorged myself in thoughts of what could never be
Until my skin turned a purplish tint and I
Burst

I wore nothing on the day two months after you left me
I dyed my hair
I ran a bath
And I orgasm-ed at the beauty of self preservation.
Someday our paths will meet
And you’ve ceased to be mine
But I’ll be
OK

Reviews

[Ankita Dwivedi]

wow!! This is so relatable .All of us ,so many times lie about being OK. And all the strange feelings people leave behind when they exit unexpectedly ,i know it .This poem also says that moving on is necessary and yeah , one day THINGS WILL BE OK.thank you for sharing .
Love, Ankita

[Laz K.]

This would make a great blues song lyric.
Very relatable.
But, I wonder, if one day it'll really be "OK," or it's what we tell ourselves to be able to live on.

[Papaya]

This is such a beautiful poem about coming to terms with moving on.
I really like how you've expressed your feelings.