Jaded
Girl look out
You in danger
They a little too gleeful to see your mistakes
To look past the hard work that it took
Pardon me–that it takes
And it seems that most of the world ain’t cutting you no breaks
They literally sit back and celebrate your outtakes
Every stumble, every stutter or botch
When we all got them too
If you run all of our tapes back
(And it doesn’t mean not to make amends
‘Cause that path will definitely lose Confidants,
Family, Friends)
We’re all growing every day
We all got a past
We all thought we were somebody’s first choice
But somehow got
Passed up
And weren’t even picked
Last
May not even have been asked
Most would have been
Jaded by now
But somehow
It might have taken you getting hot someplace else
Reformulated and
Placed into a different engine
To get gassed up to reach your full potential
And now, you are octane
Calibrated to burn and perform at high levels
Defined by your mettle
Reminded of the times they said
“Your goals are high”
And you didn’t settle
That’s why the real ones see you
They got your back when the rest didn’t believe you
And even if you trip on those ropes on your entrance
Any missed kick or ad lib
Even if your tights rip or your
Wig slips
We love you through it
All
From the forefront to the background
Day ones don’t ever back down
And ’bout you, just know, I’ll always lay
The SmackDown
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Powerful spoken word-ready. Whew. Love the ambiguity on whether making or not making amends is the better path, since we who live in amends land know most people don’t accept, want, or engage us when we attempt them. Thanks for sharing this.