And That’s Okay

It’s okay

Not to be okay

Or so they say

Life can change

In an instant

Forcing you

To come face

To face with

A new reality.

Healing takes time

Not the waving

Of a wand

And it’s all going to

Be okay

Kind of thing.

Healing takes time

Like the changing

Of the seasons

And that’s okay.

People change

And realities do too

Some things are

Harder to deal with.

People slip away

Friendships die

From time to time

Making room for

The new

And that’s okay.

Accidents happen

Life changes,

Hearts shatter

And heal slowly

The pain heals

And it takes

Time

But in time

The pain fades

You rebuild,

Start anew

And that’s okay

Too.

© Michelle R Kidwell

October.24.2020