A Better Me

Started at the bottom with a beat and a prayer

Writing every lyric in a broke lil kitchen chair

Late nights turning doubts into something of my own

Building melodies from feelings that I had never shown

Before I had a phone, I wrote and wrote

Couldn’t Stop,

Never letting go

Never merging a poem

But a book was written by me

The title screaming, LET ME BE!

A story about a lady, aging but who knows?

But

Maybe,

Mrs. Shady,

Just sing with me baby

Every no I heard became a fire in my chest

Now the world is singing with me — I’m not done yet

Each setback taught me how to stand up stronger still

Every moment shaping me with moments of force will

Run it back, let the bass-line hit

All the doubts fade out when the speakers lift

Run it back, watch me rewrite this

Every setback turned into a priceless gift

I’ll keep pushing till the rhythm guides me where I stand

Turning every stumble into part of who I am