That's Okay
Burning plastic beneath my blue jeans
Sun scorching my eyes
Chirping birds all around
Tailgate sat upon
You told me things I never knew
Or perhaps never looked for
Everything won't be alright
But that's okay
No lies here
Just an open book
I guess that's the token I won
For showing my prize-winning feelings
Wondering eyes searching the trees
Tears just behind the lids
Talking kept low but not simple
Gazes searching souls
You told me things I never knew
Or perhaps never looked for
Everything won't be alright
But that's okay
Questions capable of being asked
Barely pulled from my lips
Stories forever untold
Revealed to me by you
Searching fingertips restlessly tap
Smiles appear suddenly
Laughing eyes show up too
In the sunny dark surround
You told me things I never knew
Or perhaps never looked for
Everything won't be alright
But that's okay
Happiness seemed so far away
And you showed me it was on the doorstep
I guess I never opened the door
Was never taught how to turn the knob
Pressing weights upon my chest
Cannot breathe
Closing eyelids to block the sun
Comfort being searched for
You told me things I never knew
Or perhaps never looked for
Everything won't be alright
But that's okay
My whole life spent looking through the peephole
Being fed only a portion of the world
But you weren't even there to be seen
I found you out the back door
Exchanging hugs and words
“Be good”s and “Goodbye”s
Thanking you for being yourself
And showing yourself to me
Helplessness I felt
And sadness too
Need not say the latter
Because you said you felt it too
But the fact that I was here
Sitting, talking today
Shows that everything won’t be alright
And that's okay