‘Are You OK?’

People ask, ‘Are you ok?’ I wonder what I should say? My uneducated guess Is most want me to say, ‘Yes!’

How can I know how I feel? Should I express it? – be real! Do most people want to know Or when I say, will they go?

Should I talk about myself – Do I need to for my health? It helps me to write things down Stops me feeling like I’ll drown!

So how can I start to share With people who truly care? Do I dare in them confide Or my true feelings hide?

January 2021 © Mary Deaves