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My self worth came back yesterday
She looked well rested, had that holiday glow My self doubt was so relieved She wasn't sure what to do on her own My self respect came back too with one fist in the air She said she needed to re-establish herself by any means necessary So now my girls are all reunited And it feels like warm sun rays But there's always one girl that won't quite cooperate My pride said she'll come back when she's good and ready
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On the tip of my tongue is how I really feel
On the tip of my tongue is what I want to say On the tip of my tongue are thoughts from my mind And On the tip of my tongue is where they shall stay So My lips press together and squeeze so tight My lips press together like an impermeable seal My lips understand what my tongue wants to say But My lips realise that my tongue can't reveal Yet The smile on my face a facade of joy The smile on my face says I have little to say The smile on my face says I'm happy But The smile on my face has a small giveaway Look There's a flaw in my smile the dimple on the left There's a flaw in my smile my reflection shows me There's a flaw in my smile I force every day There's a flaw in my smile, look carefully and you'll see That I'm no longer the little girl I once was That i'm not quite yet the woman I want to be An almost impossible task that I'm finding, this transition That I'm trapped in this confusion called me sEvery second you challenge me
But every minute make me a little stronger And I thank you for my strength Every moment you test my knowledge But every hour you make me a little wiser And I thank you for my wisdom Every day you push my tolerance But every week you make me a little more patient And I thank you for my patience Every fortnight you assess my love for others But every month you make me a little more open hearted And I thank you for my open heart Every year I strive for perfection But you always show me perfection doesn’t exist And I thank you for loving me the way I am. Have you ever felt like that tin of beans on the shelf?
The one that everyone picks up Almost puts in their trolley Then stops! ‘Err look it’s dented’ And that poor tin is lucky if it’s even put back in its rightful place on the shelf Next to the other beans where she belonged My flaws are unmissable But my contents are still intact I’m still full of beans I just have a dent I’m terrible at saying ‘no’
Maybe Kind of Not really I’ve got so many alternatives! Probably not Don’t think so Mmmmmm Just not ‘no’ Why can’t I just say it? NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Thing is Will I be able to start using such a powerful word? No…. Black boys
Black men Black girls Black women Beautiful black children Bless the earth with your talent Blow minds with your creative flair Black boys Black men Black girls Black women Bold brown people Bedazzle in so many ways Bestow your culture upon the world Black boys Black men Black girls Black women Bright, bold and brave Bemused by holes in your history Blossom knowing where you stood and Where to stand Black boys Black men Black girls Black women You hold the key With knowledge comes power, empowering And the knowledge will set you free. |
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