How many times I say
It’s okay
Even when I’m breaking inside …
How many times I say
It’s okay
While swallowing truths I cannot express …
How many times I say
It’s okay
And hide the tremble in my voice …
How many times I say
It’s okay
Though it was never really a choice …
How many times I say
It’s okay
Till I forget what peace feels like …
Saying ‘It’s okay’ can become an invisible shield we wear to protect others from our truth, but healing begins when we let our silence speak, and allow ourselves the grace to not always be okay
Even nature does not hide its hurt; the sky weeps, the trees shed, the earth cracks, and in doing so, it finds its way back to balance. In embracing its own cycles of pain and release, nature teaches us that healing is not found in silence, but in allowing ourselves to feel, break, and begin again. So must we …
How many times I say
‘It’s okay’
But know that it’s okay to be not okay …
Express yourself. Be vulnerable
Won’t you?
I♥️
Roksana Tales 