Would You Be Okay?

Are  you okay?

What a stupid question.

Would you be okay?

If you were constantly hidden,

If you almost never saw the light of day,

If you always felt someone else's emotions,

Would you be okay?

If all you were was a part of someone's mind,

If you had to take there pain and your own,

If all you could ever do was sit inside your head,

Would you be okay?

If painful and fearful memories were all you had,

If you could rarely think of anything else,

If you couldn't make your own memories,

Would you be okay?

If you couldn't see who you loved or do what you loved,

If you could never have your own friends or life,

If no one knew you were there, if you were invisible,

Would you be okay?

No, I'm not okay.

I'm not okay because that's who I am,

I'm not okay because I miss people who don't even know me,

I'm not okay because they never will.

So tell me now,

Knowing you wouldn't be okay,

How in the world could I ever be?

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Deep, well written, emotional poetry, sometimes I find it hard to believe you're so young, well done, excellent work :o)