POEM 29| I'm Okay

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Three words, seven letters

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Three words, seven letters

Concealing unspoken feelings

It begins with I and ends with Y

Why I need to utter a lie.

The biggest lie I have to tell

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The biggest lie I have to tell

to make them feel well

The biggest lie I have to sell

to ease my ill-fated self.

When the mighty sun rises,

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When the mighty sun rises,

I wear a joyous facade as a guise

When the lousy sun sets,

droplets escape from my pain-covered eyes.

droplets escape from my pain-covered eyes

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Like a zombie without feeling

Just being alive but not living

Outside smiling but inside sobbing

Tired...just tired...of pretending.

Sometimes I thought of a dramatic ending

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Sometimes I thought of a dramatic ending

Above the ceiling, hanging

Regrets...cries...they can't do anything

Only myself clinging.

But cowardice is my greatest enemy

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But cowardice is my greatest enemy

I don't desire to feel the agony

Even if I want to end my story,

a glimpse of hope keeps bothering me.

a glimpse of hope keeps bothering me

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"I'M OKAY!", even if I'm just lying

"I'M OKAY!",even if it conveys different meaning

"I'M OKAY!", even if my heart is bleeding

"I'M OKAY!", even if waking up means dying.

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