My Debt to Society
Never quite understood how people could envy me
When my upbringing was pierced with struggle and violence
As a result, feeding to my fatuous inferiority complex or complexities
I guess people only see what they want to see.
The reality is that we all face hidden battles unspoken to the world
-- no matter how we look or what’s in our bank accounts
The truth is you think I’m arrogant because I care less about what you think of me
And more about what I think of myself
But in all honesty, you don’t know me
So your opinion lacks accreditation
See me listening to you about who I am
Would be like the doctor asking the patient how to perform surgery
Or the singer expecting the audience to have vocal training.
The reality is I don’t owe you I owe my GOD, my alpha and omega
I owe my family
And importantly, I owe myself.
I owe myself the courage to be who I am
I owe myself the strength to fight for the things I love and the people who love me
And the fortitude to go after my dreams
I owe myself the faith to not doubt my abilities
I owe myself the knowledge to know that I am beautiful and the power to ensure that others know the exten of their beauty as well
I owe myself the confidence to believe that I am worthy
And last but not least, I owe it to myself to be great
Or better yet, AWESOME.