STILL NOT OKAY

STILL NOT OKAY

by Dreamy Poetess

Is it okay if I'm still not okay?

When tears keep falling, heart drifting astray.

A source of my joy has now passed away.

My head's in the clouds; thoughts drift far away.

Is it okay if I'm still not okay?

My heart has this heaviness day by day.

It should not be a crime to feel dismay,

When every day feels like a rainy day.

Is it okay if I'm still not okay?

There is no fun in what I do or say.

It is hard to keep my feelings at bay.

I don't want to leave the bed where I lay.

Mama, tell me that things will be okay.

Because every day is a gloomy day.

I know very well that you could not stay,

Help me accept that you have gone away.

(In loving memory of my mother, who bravely fought Sarcoma.)

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