Hi there! I hope you enjoy this poem that I wrote this evening.
If you’re not okay
Then that’s okay;
Don’t dry your tears if you need to cry, open
The floodgates and let it all
Come pouring out,
Your worries and your woes,
Your stresses and your sorrows; I would prefer
That you left salt-stains on my skin
Than try to keep it in, buried deep,
Left to simmer in
That empty space below your heart,
Rough edged void
Somehow filled with every piece
You tried to hide away,
Eating ever outwards and devouring
Every waking
And dreaming thought;
I would prefer you
Curled up on my lap than somewhere else
Alone, behind closed doors barred with
“I’m fine”, blockades of “You don’t
Need to worry about
Me;” don’t be afraid
To tell me that
You’re not okay;
Because that’s
Okay.
A Teacup Full of Stories 