Pose
If they want to paint you as the villain, darling, strike a pose, Let them dip their brushes in the narrative they chose. You can't control the story that they tell behind your back, So wear the crown they gave you, keep the confidence intact. Let them make you monstrous in the tales they love to spin, Let them cast you as the darkness while they play the light within. Because history is written by the ones who stayed the course, Not the ones who whispered, not the ones who cried themselves hoarse. The villain's always interesting, the villain never bores, The villain has the best lines, and the villain still endures. So if they've chosen your role in their small and petty play, Outshine every character and steal the whole display. Pose for every brushstroke, let them paint you wild and tall, Because the ones they demonize are often the most recalled. History's greatest villains were just misunderstood gods, So pose, and let them paint you—you were never built for odds.
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