Analysis of Don't ask me if I'm okay

Sajida Haddad 1991 (California)



I'm just
Trying not to think too far
Trying not to feel too hard
Busy counting all my stars
Thankful for everything

I try
To focus on what i can control
One mistake and the ball rolls
It snowballs out of control
Then I lose everything

Trying to improve my reality
Trying to show the best side of me
Trying to leave my comfort zone
And make personal growth my norm

My friends are asking how I'm doing
And I don't know what to say
It varies based upon my mood and
Changes by the time of day

I wish I was brave
I wish I was strong
I wish I could smile
And my problems be gone

I wish I could do all the things that I want
I wish I could go all the places I want
But I do what I can with what I have
And I'm grateful for everyone who helps me around

So please don't ask me if I'm okay
My answer will change every day
Just tell me good morning, have a great day
And I'll do the best that I can

Because life isn't perfect but it's not terrible
There's magic in the chaos, it makes it bearable
And I'm praying for things to get better
I won't give up on my dreams or surrender

I'll keep on working to be a better me
Sometimes it's exhausting to be human
I know I don't do enough as a friend
But I'm trying my best and I don't pretend


Scheme XXXXA XBXBA CCXX ADXD XXXX EEXX DDDX FFGG CXHH
Poetic Form
Metre 11 1011111 1011111 1010111 10110 11 110111101 1010011 111101 11110 10101110 101101111 10111101 01100111 111101110 0111111 110101110 1010111 11111 11111 11111 011011 11111101111 11111101011 1111111111 011011011101 11111111 110111001 1111101011 01101111 0111001111100 1100010111100 0110111110 11111111010 11110110101 0110101110 1111101101 11101101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,189
Words 256
Sentences 1
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 38
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on November 19, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Sajida Haddad

I am a Lebanese American living in Lebanon. I'm married and I have a 5 year old son. more…

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