Okay

Submitted by: Bethany Maccalous

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Okay… 
Okay… 
Okay… 
I use this word all the time, 
But what does it really mean? 
I tell my Friends, 
My teachers, 
My parents, 
My community, that I’m Okay. 
Yet in reality I’m not, 
But who actually cares? 
Who would respond differently, 
If I say I’m not okay? 
I guess it really only matters to me, 
But even I lie to myself, 
There is really no escape, 
From the word Okay, 
What does it really mean?