Analysis of Are You Really OK?



Ask me how I'm doin', I say "okay"
Yeah, but ain't that what we all say?
Living life with a smile on our faces,
But in reality, some of us are dying.
Forgive me, but please see the truth.
I’ve been through it myself…
And it’s hard to ask for help with it.
Depression? Off the charts.
Hurting rapidly because of an event?
Definitely an issue of mine.
Personally, everyone deserves a chance.
A chance of redemption to change,
Fix themselves and restart.
We are living in a generation…
Where the majority of us know,
We do hide our pain and suffering,
But no one acts upon it to help.
So ask someone how they are doing,
But pay attention to how they say,
“I’m okay,” because that’s what we all say.


Scheme AABCDEFGHIJKLMNCOCAA
Poetic Form Etheree  (25%)
Metre 11111111 11111111 10110111010 1010111110 01111101 11111 011111111 010101 10100011101 100011011 1000100101 01101011 101001 111000010 100100111 1111010100 111101111 11111110 110101111 110111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 712
Words 150
Sentences 13
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 527
Words per stanza (avg) 132

About this poem

Inspired by IF YOU WANT LOVE by NF

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Written on November 12, 2021

Submitted by 24awells on November 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Angela Wells

High school sophomore with a heart full of love, and a mind full of words. more…

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