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Yeah, I’ve messed up
I’ve made some mistakes
But in the end
I just can’t break
I went out into the world
and I stood on my own
I really found out
what it means to be grown
To be infatuated with a man
for all the wrong reasons
To watch his love vanish
like the four seasons
To be bold and timid
at the same time
When I decided I wanted something
I just made it mine
If it wasn’t good for me
oh, I paid the price
Being woman enough to stand by my decisions
was a great and righteous sacrifice
My boldness offended
more than a few
But who are you
to spoil my view
My strength contradicted
your ideal of me
I survived all odds
and from your chains, I am FREE
Yeah, I’ve messed up
I’ve made some mistakes
But when I look into my babies eyes
I just can’t break
Nor will I bow
or roll over and die
You don’t deserve my meekness
I won’t ever let you see me cry
For my spirit dwells
with the most high
On him and him alone
do I rely
When I walk,
I walk with my head held high
I am powerfully me
I will not be denied
You try to destroy me
with your hateful words and your lies
But like my girl, Maya, said
“Still I Rise”
I rise with a light
so brilliant
That it scares most of the people
who come near it
Hell, some days
it scared me too
So I tried to hide it
just to be near you
But if being alone
is what I have to do
to be my beautiful, most powerful self,
then loneliness must be a virtue
Because I know God
does not make any mistakes
and he put this light in me
so that I can be great
Yeah, I’ve messed up
I’ve made some mistakes
But I refuse to be SILENCED and
I JUST CAN’T BREAK!
Some people write with the intent to entertain
I write in an effort to stay sane
Camielle Danyielle
