"Not Alone" - A Poem
Are you good?
Really good
Tell me
How do you
Really, really feel
It's OK right now
To drop the mask
And be completely real
About how wrong
It all seems
Sometimes
So much has happened
Hey
Are you alright?
Are you getting sleep
Or do you dread every night
Worrying about
The coming day
Figuring it out
Making a way
Because
If so
I just want you to know
You're not alone
At times, it can feel like we're expected to maintain a certain level of emotional calmness or 'normalcy' regardless of how we truly feel. If that's not far from our authentic emotions it's not so bad but what about when it is? It's still considered polite to smile and pretend, which is weird because the last few years have been pretty insane for most/all of us. Anyway, that was on my mind as I wrote this poem.
Peace
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