Okay — Summary

MeekaAnxious

Im almost never happy,but I can't exactly say I'm sad, I wish everything didn't make me so mad.

It's quite infuriating, This pain is neverending. I feel like I'm slowly sinking, Oh wait, I think I'm drowning.

Suddenly I'm not feeling so happy, I'm begging, someone please come help me.

I feel like an utter failure, But I'll just prepare for another lecture.

I hate this feeling, But the time is quickly ticking. Gotta get myself together, Before I get blown away by the weather.

My anxiety is going crazy, My future looks so hazy. Constantly having no energy, Sometimes I wished I had a battery. Im always overthinking, My head always spinning.

Pressured to be productive, Oh how I wish to be more constructive.

Whether this is depression or burn out, It's something I could do without.

I think it'll get better someday, But for now if anyone asks I'm okay.

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Meeka's "Okay" is about the gap between how someone feels and what they let others see. The speaker says they're almost never happy but not exactly sad either, and the anger, exhaustion and worry pile up until they feel like they're sinking. Short rhyming couplets give the poem a quick, restless rhythm, which suits a mind that is "always overthinking" and "head always spinning."

The speaker feels like a failure, pressured to be productive, and unsure of their future. They can't even name the problem, wondering whether it's "depression or burn out." There's a brief moment of pleading for help, but it passes quickly.

The ending is the heart of it. The speaker hopes things will improve someday, yet "for now if anyone asks I'm okay." The title now sounds like a mask. The mood is tired, anxious and quietly lonely, with a small thread of hope that never quite lets the speaker ask for support.

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