Little miss perfect
Carried on for too long
Thinking you can do it on your own
Heal on your own
I know they said “be strong
Oh and the books all said the same
Hide your pain little one they all seemed to scream
See baby,
Its okay to be not okay
When your hearts breaking
Its okay to let it all out
Tears don’t make you weak
And what if you are breaking?
We all are a little broken
Life breaks us all
See baby,
Its okay to hurt
And Its okay to feel a little scared
a little lonely
Almost like a stray yet to find home
Carried on for too long
Thinking you can do it on your own
Heal on your own
I know they said “be strong
Oh and the books all said the same
Hide your pain little one they all seemed to scream
See baby,
Its okay to be not okay
When your hearts breaking
Its okay to let it all out
Tears don’t make you weak
And what if you are breaking?
We all are a little broken
Life breaks us all
See baby,
Its okay to hurt
And Its okay to feel a little scared
a little lonely
Almost like a stray yet to find home
Searching for solace
See baby,
Its okay to yearn to be held while you cry into the arms of another
Okay to need a shoulder to cry on.
Perhaps if we could all come together and talk about our problems,
See baby,
Its okay to yearn to be held while you cry into the arms of another
Okay to need a shoulder to cry on.
Perhaps if we could all come together and talk about our problems,
we might realize that this solitude is only a thing of the mind.
– Cassandra Ikegbune
This is a note to myself and to everyone else out there who can relate
One phrase I’ve gotten quite used to is “I’m fine”, even when I’m clearly not fine. Because sometimes shit gets so hard, med school depresses me and my personal life is a mess that I just want to curl into a ball and remain that way. This is just a reminder that its okay to not have things figured out all the time and to just not be okay
P.S – That picture wasn’t taken with this poem (if i can call it that) in mind but i thought it worked so yeah
Oh and another picture in the same setting but of me doing my ugly wide laughter -__-
this is beautiful!
I think we all hide behind the 'i'm fine' and it gets sad really.
Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you for reading 🙂
well said dear….. we will all be fine, someday i love the poem…..
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thank you tega. I honestly had to debate with myself if to share or not. Comments like this makes it easier for me
Cassie this poem has touched my heart,,,I love you,,,, GUESS WHO???
Toyin?? <3
No. Hi i'm micheal. You got twitter??
@cassie_daves
True life, True words, True state – solitude! it's beautiful because it's real
I agree with you, it's okay to not be okay,to be honest. But words carry power and so sometimes I say i'm fine as self prophesy to re-construct my view, to assure myself that it'll. And most times it eventually gets better
Things will fall into place. Trust me no one's life is perfect, we cover up and deny it or we stay proactive and keep moving! its a 'BEAUTIFUL' MESS eventually 🙂
Xo
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maryyy. When did you become so wise ehn? lol jokes. I love all you said
Thank you
Haha silly gal, You live and learn. I learn from you too.
Keep writing, trust me to read 🙂
XX
Yea, they all say to be strong and we sure try to be just that. Though we need reminders like this. It's awesome :')
Thank you foyin
Hi Michael, its @cassie_daves
"We all are a little broken
Life breaks us all"
… aww baby come and get a hug.
On an unrelated fashion note, please where did you find brogues?! i want!
From some guy that comes around my hostel ^_^
Gimme his number biko. DM:D
You're getting so good at this poetry business 😉 LOVE your brogues 🙂
if you think so then i must really be improving. Yaay thank you
okay cassie,i'm done being so silent,truth is;you're a great writer and poet,plus i never get tired of your beautiful,simple and playful style(fashion-wise).one more thing..i need those your shoes in my life!!!
aww thank you so much. this actually means a lot to me cos i'm really trying to improve on my writing. Thank you
im so happy i came across this, im so happy i read it, lifted my spirit. You will be fine hun, we will all be. God willing. Amen 🙂
nice shoes hun.
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i'm so glad this helped . yes we will. Amen
I love this poem. You should do this more. And yeah the picture worked with it.
Ikr.
I'm fine is like 'auto-reponse'.
Besides i don't think people really ask 'how are you?' because they care about your answer. it's just a convo starter for most.
So i don't even bother. So long as you can break down before God and still expect to be put back together afterwards. Smile dear!!!
you know!! so spot on! thank you cynthia, i'll definitely do this more
Very beautiful worlds. I really felt this, like it really touched me. (And I don't want to sound too dramatic or cheesy or anything) but I think this is just really lovely. Sometimes when I'm at such a bad point I have to stop and tell myself this all the time, "It's okay to not be okay." And usually when I'm telling myself that I'm at a point of extreme pain – so I really feel this. Thank you for this, I'm so happy I read this today 🙂
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Haha…that awkward moment when cassie-daves gets rich and famous for being a poet…all join eh? <_< Twas really nice I must confess. And next time you feel the hunch to post sth like this, don't debate it. Just do it…nike style 😉
I was super depressed to the point of tears when I opened this post.
I smiled a lil cos it felt good to know that its okay to hurt.
I just pray to God that it gets better.
Nice write-up.
Love the pictures.
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Aww portia. I'm so glad this helped in its own little way. You will definitely get better. Amen!
Great post, the poem is very well written & you look great..
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you have every right to feel this way,cos we all have our limits,but next time you do just remember those kids in syria and sudan and trust me you'd feel better
Thank you ogbanje >_>
Wow! Can totally relate. Wish I could reblog this. Lovely piece ma'am
Aww. Shucks. Thank you so much
Lovethis!!
Hayy. Sayedero! Thank you
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I can so relate with this. That moment when I'm crying and I'm still saying "I'm fine" I dry teary eyes and laugh like nothing was ever wrong. Thanks for the poem dear
This totally discribes me now,speaks to me soul wif all d meds depression nd all