I ain’t perfect
And nobody is
But I know I ain’t perfect
And it ain’t no shame in that

I know right from wrong
Some times I do right
And some times I do wrong
It is what it is
It was what it was
Life, happens

Done cried over things
that didn’t matter
Done kissed some lips
mine ain’t belong on
Done said some things
I can’t take back
Done went some places
I shouldn’t have been
Done saw some things
I shouldn’t have.

And what I look like crying
over a shattered mirror?
I can’t piece together the past.
The clock already winded past it.

The past doesn’t own me.
I purchased it long ago.

Past mistakes ain’t made me no fool.
They made me the strong,
confident,
courageous,
and intelligent woman
I stand as today.

And it ain’t no shame in that!

-Mia J
8-21-2021

© 2021 Mia J