I don’t need the sacrificial elements of what love is supposed to be
Those that will and will not pretend to love me
Hidden amongst the folds of what my life will and will not be
I will love me
Because of who I am
What’s within my destiny
I thank the lord above for loving me
Let no man against me prosper
This is for those that realize that there is a God above
That leads me
A man that knows my mistakes even before I made them
This is for the God that loves me regardless of my weight
Regardless of what the mirror reflects
For reflections of me that even I don’t love
For the family that judges me
And the people that will never know me yet have opinions of who I am
This is for living and breathing this life that will continue to be without you and I
The life that doesn’t stop
Time that continue
The love that exists
Joy that breathes
This is for loving
And giving
This is for looking into who I really am and knowing that I’m beautiful
Because God says so
So put down the books and paper
You can not write me into an existence that God has already placed me in
You can not cry my tears or worries
You can not bear the pain upon my shoulders because God has already taken the burden
This is for keepinh my head up even when my smile refused to shine
For believing even when the road didn’t seem promised
Even when destiny seemed gloomy
For taking steps when I wasn’t sure the road was there
For walking in spite of what lied ahead
For believing in me when I was the only one that did
For teaching me how to love and live
For loving me
This is for the God in me
I’m here and I’m loving me
Even still, In Spite of…
