(br)OK(en)

"I am okay"
The lie I tell myself daily
Resonates within my head
Memories of times past
Of happiness and love
With no sorrow or worry
Where did it go?
Why did it go?
"I am okay"
Again the lie speaks to me
It cries out in desperation
No one knows the lie
Thanks to the front I put on
A front of happiness
A front to comfort others
No one needs to know
No one needs to care
The crippling pain is all I know anymore
"I am okay"
I keep up the lie
Hoping it will make things better
A pointless hope
But a hope none the less
"I am okay"
What does it say of me
That all I hold onto is a lie
And reinforced by a lie
"I am okay"
"I swear I am okay"
"I'm fine"
...Lies...
...All of them...
...Nothing more than lies...
"I am okay"
No
"I am broken"