Why do I give you power,

To stomp upon my pride.

Hold my worth inside your palm

Then break me down inside.

Questioning my value.

Does kindness make me weak?

Confidence is shattered

Your approval I still seek.

Don’t ask so many questions.

Stop speaking off the cuff.

So if I be, less like me.

Will that be good enough?

Shrink into your shadow

Try to mute my laughter.

Know my place, to save you face

Is that what you’re after?

Grandma said i’m precious,

I know she wouldn’t lie.

Maybe you are jealous.

Maybe I’ll just cry.

I thought this was my place to be

Where my light would shine

Yet now I fear, it hurts to care.

My dream no longer mine.

But I still have a vision

A passion to achieve

Don’t get stressed, just stay blessed.

If I choose to Believe