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it’s okay not to be okay

July 9, 2021
By bellamyzoe BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
bellamyzoe BRONZE, Greensboro, North Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
never judge yourself and shine bright. leave the judging to the haters


i fight every day,

but it’s just not that easy anymore. 

it’s becoming so much easier, 

just to give up. 


I promised I would try. 

promised I would fight. 

i promised but i can’t anymore. 

I just can’t. 


the demons, 

the voices,

are getting harder everyday. 

But I'm still here. 


fighting a battle I just don’t want to fight anymore. 

fighting demons who are getting scarier everyday. 

fighting against the voices telling me to “just do it”. 

i didn’t choose this pain,

no one does. 


there are many people like me, 

who are fighting every second. 

they try and try. 


some give up because they just can’t do anymore, 

or they have no way out. 

others continue to fight, 

but it’s breaking them by the second. 


i’m one of those people, 

and i’m breaking by the second. 


I wake up sad. 

sometimes can’t get out the bed. 

don’t eat all day sometimes. 

can’t shower sometimes. 

sometimes break down if i look in the mirror. 


I have learned that all those things are okay. 

it’s okay not to be okay !! 


The author's comments:

i struggle with a mental illness. i have good days and bad days. some bad days last for what it seems like forever. good days last for two days max. but i continue to fight. because i'm determined not to give up. and you should too. don't let your demons win. DONT GIVE UP. FIGHT. you have to fight. if not for yourself, fight for your loved ones. because they will be broken if you leave them !! 


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