Is It Possible?

 

Photo by Aidan Roof

Is it possible to feel the

Ground fall from underneath you
While the world rumbles
Longing to eat you?

Is it okay to feel like

There’s nothing left while

Staring at everything that’s

Kept you feeling inept?

Is it fine to lose track of 

What makes you unique

When all you want to do is 

Walk out into the street?

I keep being told that it’s
Normal to want to wade into a 

Shallow pool and never 

Emerge again.

I’m told it’s alright to feel the

Wind through your hair and to 

Still want to let go of everything

That you hold dear.

I’ve heard that it’s possible to

Never make peace with yourself

Because you know that it isn’t your

Most truthful form.

I’m told it’s fine to never

Mention my true intentions

And keep it all 

Locked inside.

But I’m ready to flip the 

Script and tell myself that it’s

Not okay to feel this way

And that I need help.

Because I don’t need confirmation that 

What I’m feeling is normal;

I need to know that it’s not so that

I can start the healing over.