By Savannah Willis
Gotta get rid of all these so-call “friends”
That prove to be nothing but fake I came here today
To give my heart to this stage
Fighting like crazy to free myself from this cage
I brought here with me
My baggage, fears and dreams
Determined to reach up to the heavens and grab my wings
I stand before you with more confidence than I ever had in years
Proud to say that cry baby drowned in all her tears
I’m done with the heartache
Washing my hands of all the pain
I’m finished trying to fix broken people
Now I’m grown I know I’m the only one I can change
So, you ask what’s the first revision
What’s the first step I’ll take
Get back to the basics and find the real me
Learn to face my mirror and love what I see
Brown skin, short hair, legs that go on for miles
Frail nails, no back
Still a little innocence left in my smile
That’s one of my biggest accomplishments
What the world couldn’t take, my pride
I didn’t bend
And I for d— gone sure won’t break
down in the dirt
“Friends” proclaimed my defeat
But guess what I’m resilient; bounce back and on my feet
You don’t like it? Guess what!
I could care less
It’s all about me
Time to do what’s best
So now I lay me down to sleep
I pray our Lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake
And open my eyes to face that gate
When St. Andrew asks of the life I lead
I’ll be able to speak the truth
Cause that’s the way I made my bed
Next step
Shoulders back, head held high when I speak
No reason to hide
Cause there’s no difference between what I say
And what you see
Gone is that little girl
Long since cast aside
No longer will my joy be stolen
No one can steal my shine
So, sound the alarm and ring the bell
Useless are the bars that surround me in your cell
Powerful are my verses that breakdown your walls and set me free
Just like Celie say, “You’ll rot in the jail you plan for me”
I’ve been through too much
Like when God called my brother and father home
Your words are ineffective
So, go get your sticks and stones
Last but not least
Give thanks to the Most High
Let Thy will be done
Learn to stop asking why
You loved me enough to forgive me all my sin
So even though the war is far from over
In Your name I claim
The Win!