Unbreakable

Mama said you're a pretty girl What they say doesn't matter Don't let the mirror lie to you,or let your spirit shatter She brushed my hair with gentle hands,and fire in her eyes Told me,"BEAUTY ISN'T QUIET LIPS OR WAISTLINES IN DISGUISE". They'll measure you in magazines,compare you to a dream But dreams can't hold your laughter,or hear your silent scream Let them talk,let them judge,let them raise their glass- Their truth is thin as paper,and it always comes to pass I carried my Mama's voice with me through hallways filled with doubt, Each whisper,smirk,and sideways glance I learned to live without For every cruel and careless word,I built a fortress high, Stacked with every time she said,"My girl ,just reach the sky." And when the night would echo loud with battles I had lost, I'd find her voice beside my own,no matter what the cost. Mama said you're a pretty girl,"I'd say it like a prayer- And suddenly the stars came out,and I was standing there Whole. Seen. Enough.