The World's Greatest
You know Oprah wasn’t the only one who had to fight
Because all my life I had to fight
I’ve had to fight the evil glares of people judging me
All because of my kinky hair,
People staring at my curvy hips
And the worst were the people laughing at my Mississippi lisp
So all my life I had to fight
I’ve had to fight my self-destructive thoughts
Convincing myself I’m not pretty enough, smart enough, good enough
Not tall enough
Not skinny enough
Not light enough
Then I realized enough is enough
I was tired of being misunderstood
Just like the kid in the wood
My mother tried to console me
Whenever she saw me sad and lonely
She would say “Baby, trouble don’t last always”
But no one could seem to tell me the expiration date
So in spite of my predicament
I decided to look up to Spike Lee’s better judgement
And to “Do The Right Thing”
And that was to love me for me
Love me for my deep brown eyes
Love me for my brick house thighs
Love me for awkwardness
Love me for my loudness
And most of all love me for my country accent
So like Muhammad Ali stated
“Im going to float like a butterfly and allow my words to sting like a bee”
And today I stand here as the world’s greatest
And that’s because I love me for me
Now I challenge you to take the title
And learn to love you for you
Love yourself for who you are and love yourself more for who you are not
Love yourself because until you love you no one else will
So take the challenge, fight the battle, and win the war
And learn to love yourself
No matter how your opponent presents itself