REDEFINE WHAT IS MINE
Location
Struggles
That is why I am beautiful
Mistakes
That is why I am smart
Flaws
That is why I am me
Growing up, Daddy is supposed to tell his little angel
That she is the most beautiful princess in the world
But instead
Mine hit me
My Daddy would always ask me
“Why are you not good enough”
And I believed him
I never thought I was good enough
I dealt with these questions
“Why are you such a disgrace to our name”
“Why are you so ugly”
“Why are you not good enough”
For thirteen years of my life before
I finally stood up and said it
That is enough.
I spent the next five years of my life
Questioning myself
Who am I
Who do I want to be
And that’s when I finally realized
I am good enough for myself
I am the only person I need to be good enough for
Because you see
Daddy always told me
I would never succeed without him
And now I am studying at the number one public university
In the entire world
Succeeding
Winning
Learning
Teaching
Every single day
And that is why I am beautiful
Through the low times
Mommy’s diagnosis
She might not live through this
We have no money left
The high times
Being accepted into my dream university
Fighting through my weaknesses
Being my own support system
I stayed strong
I supported not only myself
But my family
And that is why I am beautiful
I stood up
I said that is enough
This is my life
I stood up
When the world was pushing me down
This is my life
Struggles
That is why I am beautiful
Mistakes
That is why I am smart
Flaws
That is why I am me
And now I will fight
For every little angel
Who doesn’t believe she is good enough
I will fight
For every little princess
Who thinks she needs a man to love her
Before she can love herself
I will fight
To prove to this little girl
All you need is yourself
Life is a journey
And you must love yourself
Before you can share this love
With somebody else
Loving yourself
Starts with
One
Simple
Phrase
Struggles
That is why I am beautiful
Mistakes
That is why I am smart
Flaws
That is why I am me
I am proud to be me
I am flawless
I am beautiful
I am me