Are You Ok?

Some days

You hear them say

Are you ok

And the truth you hold

Is too heavy to show

So you look away

Words get stuck

Behind your breath

Your chest feels tight

You fake a smile

You try your best

To stay upright

It's not the lie

It's just the weight

And how it stays

Are you ok

I hear you

I hear you don't say

Are you ok

I feel you

I'm with you don't say

Are you ok

I hear you

I hear you anyway

Are you ok

I hear you

I hear you don't say

Are you ok

I feel you

I'm with you don't say

Are you ok

I hear you

I hear you anyway

Some nights

You hope someone cares

Enough to ask

But not press for truth

Or pull too fast

On what you mask

You want to speak

But fear the sound

That might escape

So you sit still

You hold your ground

Inside your shape

It's not the shame

It's just the ache

That slowly wakes

Are you ok

I hear you

I hear you don't say

Are you ok

I feel you

I'm with you don't say

Are you ok

I hear you

I hear you anyway

I hear you

I hear you

I'm here