I'm Ok. Poem by Tor Magnor Solvang

'I'm okay, ' she said, her voice a little thin.
The sun was bright, a happy, golden grin.
But shadows stretched, long fingers on the floor,
And dust motes danced where joy had been before.

'I'm okay, ' she smiled, a flicker in her eye.
The birds were singing, chirping in the sky.
But a single feather, broken, lay so still,
And the wind whispered secrets on the hill.

'I'm okay, ' she sighed, a breath she tried to keep.
The world was quiet, secrets buried deep.
But a wilting flower drooped its weary head,
And empty spaces echoed what was left unsaid.