it's fine

when you feel unexplainably alone emotionally

when you look so much like a known color
can you share it with them?
can you share it with me?
do you drop water to your face?
do they notice?
why don't you show it?
does it matter anymore?
does anyone take a moment?
it's fine, is it? you're used to it.
it's okay
it'll be fine

you tell a room of unknown names
at least you know they'll hear you
do you take a pause?
does it matter anyway?
no one else takes a moment

you feel the ground walking past you
can you at least look up the sky?
it's the same as yesterday right?
it doesn't seem to matter.
why would you take a moment.
why look for the effort?

no one else will hear your whisper
your own words will do it for you
when you feign a feeling you're secure, right?
it's lonely? it's draining? it's so heavy
but keep going anyway.

this is not a comfort
or something to lift you up
you're doing it on your own
this is just me
letting you know
what you already know
it's just us, it's just you
no need to be tapped
no need for that shoulder
it's fine, is it? you're used to it.
it's okay
it'll be fine