ARE YOU OKAY?

Are you okay?
When you ask me,
Are you okay?
Is this a greeting to show me you care?
Or is it just words that are left meaningless?
Without knowing my reply,
What kind of response are you seeking from me,
When you are asking me?

Are you okay?
I open my heart and share with you how I’m really feeling,
In reply, you say, not much at all, or let's discuss this later,
I am taken aback…
To your thoughtless and unmeaningful gesture,
That originally initiated that you cared,
But in the end left me,
Feeling not okay.

Like your footsteps,
Treading over my heart,
As you dismissed my reply,
That I’m actually not okay,
And crying out for help.

Nobody likes to ask for help,
And therefore, many will,
Bite their tongue and,
Sit in silence,
When you ask that person,

-Are you okay?
© By HF - Whisper
8/9/2020 21:21PM