It's Okay

It’s okay, it’s alright, If the rhythm skips inside. If my pockets echo loud, If I keep my pain unshared. It’s all fine, it’s no surprise, When the cards don’t treat me kind. Easy sweetness dulls the taste, Hunger keeps the fire awake. It’s okay — I’m standing still, Even when the road won’t bend. Every tear I pay in full Comes back to me as change. It’s okay — this weight I bear Fits exactly where it lies. Nothing wasted, nothing spare, Everything arrives in time. It’s alright — half the world Lives without that burning spark. This familiar quiet ache Like the last light before dawn. It’s in place, it’s all intact, Even when the shoulders sink. Talking truth into the dark, Just to hear my own heartbeat. It’s okay — I’m standing still, Even when the road won’t bend. Every tear I pay in full Comes back to me as change. All this sorrow, all these falls Aren’t a debt — they’re seeds I keep. What I lose today becomes Tomorrow’s victory.