happy birthday, every year

is it okay to be 24 and cry at every intense feeling

is it okay to be 23 and believe you can make a life for yourself

is it okay to be 22 and still reach for a blade

is it okay to be 21 and hold on to hope

is it okay to be 20 and hold resentment to heart

is it okay to be 19 and suffer in silence

is it okay to be 18 and feel like nothing’s real

is it okay to be 17 and overwork because it’s the only way you know how to run from a feeling

is it okay to be 16 and cry yourself to sleep because nobody actually thinks about you

is it okay to be 15 and fall in love

is it okay to be 14 and feel so lonely and self-critical

is it okay to be 13 and believe that you can do this

is it okay to be 12 and feel like you can’t

is it okay to be 11 and think you’re better off somewhere else

is it okay to be 10 and feel happy

is it okay to be 9 and have friends

is it okay to be 8 and don’t remember

is it okay to be 7 and don’t remember

is it okay to be 6 and don’t remember

is it okay to be 5 and don’t remember

is it okay to be 4 and don’t remember

is it okay to be 3 and don’t remember

is it okay to be 2 and don’t remember

is it okay to be 1 and don’t remember

is it okay to be 0 and be given life