It's OK

It's OK to be stuck
between a rock
and a mountain that won't move
OK to stay there
and push, push, push

It's OK to be in love
desperate to be poured into
what you give back
OK to wonder why you love so hard
yet leave when it's reciprocated

It's OK to crawl or walk
in the valley of the shadow of death
and think about surrendering
OK to wonder if light will cast
and run when it dies

It's OK to smile
and laugh until you cry
without thinking one day it'll end
OK to enjoy your heart beat
and beat, beat, beat

It's OK to transition
into a new chapter, into a new season
and be afraid of what is to come
OK to grasp the familiar
in hopes to defy obscurity

It's OK to be vulnerable
accepting shame of past mistakes
and acknowledging hurt you buried
OK to bleed
and heal until it's punctured again

It's OK to look back
to what could've been
and wonder what is reality
OK to wish for more
and keep dreaming, dreaming, dreaming

It's OK to soothe the voices in your head
to keep from going crazy
and with your words,
OK to tell them to stop fighting you
and instead trust you

It's OK to not be okay
yet still all the while beautiful
and hurting while you're recovering
OK to not be okay
and telling the story of your suffering

Will you trust the world with your bruises, my love?
Accept what can't be undone
Be OK with the okay of forgiveness
Say OK to the uncertainty of the future
Release okay to the destruction of your past


Because it's OK.