It's Okay - Ayla Nereo

Ohhh…

It’s okay to be private

It’s okay to cry

It’s okay to hold back

Or hold things inside

It’s okay to scream

To release them

To be seen

It’s okay to be seen

It’s okay to be seen

It’s okay to receive

It’s okay to notice

To stop and to stare

Cause the beauty

It blinds you

And holds you right there

It’s okay to listen

One ear to the ground

One ear to the sky

Tree, street, or heart that you pound

It’s okay to giggle

A little to yourself

Cause the spirit

It tickles as it enters a sound

It’s okay to sing it

In fact it’s encouraged

Don’t matter how soft, well-fitted

Or tender, or out or in key

As long as you mean it

As long as you mean it

You’re giving permission

You’re giving permission

For others to sing it

You’re giving permission

For others to sing

And all things for that matter

Go as deep as you feel like

The deeper you mean it

The more the stars can hear it

The deeper you mean it

The more healing can happen

The earth’s heart opens

Connects to your own

Beating song like swimming

Flying in space

Floating like grace

Alone and together

One and yet still

An instant, an impulse

Individual

Tone, beat, sound

Singing, soft singing…

It’s okay to pray

To be deep

To be light

To just breathe

It’s okay to be

Exactly as you are yourself