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How To Be Ok
I was angry
I was isolated
I was scared
I was sad
I didn’t want anyone’s help
I just want to feel ok
But I was angry that I didn’t understand
How to be ok
So I isolated myself to see if I could learn
How to be ok
Then I was scared to be alone because I didn’t know
How to be ok
So I became sad because I knew that I didn’t know
How to be ok
Therapy didn’t help
I would still cry every day
Nobody saw
Except for one
She was here for me every step of the way
And she guided me away
She guided me through
And I couldn’t have done it without her
So now I’m 31 days clean
And 31 days happy
Because I finally learned
How to be ok
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My best friend helped me through a really difficult year where the longest I was clean from self harm was about 48 days. She has been with me through everything and I could never thank her enough. As of the day I submit this poem, I am 40 days clean. I have never felt this happy in my life. Now I'm learning to love myself with the help of my best friend and God. I hope this inspires hope in other people who are going down the same path as I was. I hope that it helps people to realize that this doesn't have to be the end, because God loves you, and somebody out there is going to love you the way you wished you loved yourself.