The Stigma I'M Not Okay
My struggles are real,
There as real as they get.
Like a bad nightmare replaying in my head.
This is not a video game you can play,
You can't win money on a lottery play.
Or earn trophy's when life gets in the way.
You can't even earn piece of mind,
Because a piece of mind doesn't exist.
I don't walk around with a chip on my shoulder,
I don't even walk around with a fake smile.
That would be too much effort.
But when someone asks me if I am Okay,
I lie and say I am.
But I'm not Okay.
To others I seem fine,
I look fine on the outside,
But in the inside,
It's something totally different.
I'm not Okay,
This stigma,
I wish would wash away.
I wish I could flush these feelings away.
I'd ask for a redo,
Start my life over again
But this time I'd be normal,
Without this harsh stigma that i have to live with.
Copyright © Donna Tymec | Year Posted 2022
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