You'Ll Be Okay
“You’ll be okay”
You said as you walked away
Leaving me to wonder
If that was your hope
Or an order.
In 3 months,
You’ll be expecting an
“I’m great!”
In response to
A meaningless
“How have you been?”
Just to satisfy your
Non-existent pile of guilt
A reassurance
That you did nothing wrong
Yes, I have to be okay.
Because I get it
no one wants
To be the guy
Who broke the poor girl’s heart,
Carrying around the remains
Of her sadness
Like a heavy knapsack
On your back
And you just want to go
far away.
And no one wants
to be the girl
Who kept plunging brick
After brick
Into the bag
Just so he can feel
The weight of it all.
Yes, I have to be okay.
So that when
You are asked about me
You can say
Oh she’s fine, doing quite well
Instead of
Oh my god she’s a mess
It’s just sad-
No.
You’re right. I’m okay.
Let your conscience
be eased
By my well-being.
You don’t have
To look back
Don’t have to think
About the consequences
Of breaking a heart
Of shattering a person
I am okay
So that you
Won’t feel bad
So that you’ll be okay too
Even as I’m broken
I’m still thinking
about you
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