"Are you okay?"
You ask

"Well define 'okay'"
I answer

My heart is beating
Granted, too fast

My blood is flowing
I just checked

My brain is functioning
I'm thinking too much

My stomach is active
It's angry for me not eating

My lungs are moving
I'm just out of breath

Beyond physically?
No I'm definitely not okay

If I were to die
Later, tomorrow, or now
Would anyone care?
Will my death affect the world?

I know it will
Though I may be hated at home

I know
There is someone out there
Who's willing to hear me out

I can't give up yet
Because I'd rather be miserable
Than, make the person who loves me miserable
I can still live another day

Don't assume Love is all light,
                            For it can create some of the darkest demons.

"I'm okay"* the biggest most well known lie.

                   That no one seems to notice.

Hearts are
Wild creatures,
That's why our ribs
Are  cages

I said I was okay,
                and another person was deceived.