It's OK To Not Be OK

You missed the train again

Still sitting on the kitchen floor

Phone lit up with all their faces

You hit "ignore"

Dirty dishes in the sink

You wear that same old sweater

Say

"I’m fine

Just kinda tired"

But you’re not sure

It's OK to not be OK

You don't have to fake brave every day

You can cry on a Tuesday

You can cancel all your plans

It's OK to not be OK

Let the mask slip out of your hands

You’re still worthy when you’re breaking

You’re still loved when you just can’t

Laundry’s living on the chair

You call your mom

Then hang up twice

Scroll through strangers spilling secrets

Think

"me too" in your mind

You forget to eat till evening

Stare at ceiling

Count the cracks

Every breath feels like a boulder

On your back

It's OK to not be OK

You don't have to fake brave every day

You can cry on a Tuesday

You can cancel all your plans

It's OK to not be OK

Let the mask slip out of your hands

You’re still worthy when you’re breaking

You’re still loved when you just can’t

What if healing looks like resting

Like saying "I can’t come tonight"

Like answering yourself kindly

When you lose another fight (oh-oh)

What if all the broken pieces

Aren’t a problem to erase

What if you are still in progress

Even on your hardest days

It's OK to not be OK

You don't have to fake brave every day

You can cry on a Tuesday

You can cancel all your plans

It's OK to not be OK

Let the mask slip out of your hands

You’re still worthy when you’re breaking

You’re still loved right where you stand