Yellow Butterfly Series

Am I Supposed to Fall Off the Earth?

Grief Poetry

I’m making the best of this shit Ya know? What else can I do? Ya know?

Am I supposed to cry every day? Am I supposed to suffer in pain every day? Am I supposed to stop living my life? Am I supposed to be depressed the rest of my days? Am I supposed to lose my purpose and meaning? Am I supposed to stay devastated? Am I supposed to grieve forever? Am I supposed to give up on myself and others? Am I supposed to never laugh again? Am I supposed to keep wallowing in the past? Am I supposed to embrace regret? Am I supposed to hate myself? Am I supposed to stop taking care of myself? Am I supposed to lose my mental health? Am I supposed to not care about anything else? Am I supposed to never feel okay again?

I wasn’t okay. But I knew I’d be okay. Because now I am okay.

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Hey, it’s me, Jade Willow. Thank you for reading my stuff — All of My Poetry+ My Eccentric Poetry Series