I walked around, arms always crossed,
never speaking until I was spoken to.
I kept my head down, subservient to a ruler
who knew and preyed on my every weakness.

Lately, I've been fighting back.
My arms are outstretched, accepting what comes.
I released the anchors that sank my heart for years
without waiting for anyone's approval - only mine.

My head is held high.
The ruler can't weaponize the truth anymore.
My acceptance drained the poisonous power
of the ruler's previously potent weapons.

Now I am not ruled by anyone.
Try as they might, they'll never trap me again.
I'll never let them for as long as I draw breath,
and my spirit can finally soar to the greatest of heights.

Its one of those days that you'd rather cover yourself on sheets
Cry your heart till tears stop flowing
a normal albeit boring day for you
soon it'll all be over my love

sadness burdens us everyday through and through
having you made it a little bit better day by day
sadness never left rather it became a part of us
happy? thats cliche bub lets be sad together

taking you for granted was my biggest regret
got tired of waiting and looked for someone else
wasted my life for people and took me months to realize
I had all what I need right infront of me.

Clubbing blows, given and received
Night after night, day after day
Physically, mentally
Socially, politically
The audacity to believe he could make it
The greatest
The dedication to follow through on his promise
The greatest
The audacity to call the white man the devil
And the humility to apologise
Wrong is really wrong when you can’t admit it
Just another side shuffle from the man with the world’s fastest hands
Floating like a butterfly, this way and that

Flawed? Of course
Who isn’t?
Why our insistence on holding our idols to standards that we ourselves can’t meet?
Of course flawed, but the greatest nonetheless
If nowhere else but in his own mind
Where else matters?
Who cares what the world says when you yourself know yourself to be great?

With the belief that he is great comes the ability to act as if he is great
The greatest knows his greatness and desires the world to join him

Being the greatest
If only in his own mind
Freed him from the shackles
Freed him from the chains
Enabled him to stand and fight
And echo the famous words around the world
Filling the ears, hearts and minds of all who would listen
Young, old, black, white and everything in between
I AM THE GREATEST

i traded coal for silver but still was unsatisfied
silver was traded for gold but still i wasnt happy
it took me centuries even eras to realize
the coal would transform into a beautiful diamond

As my day is engulfed in darkness
I remove the mask that i display to everyone
The mask that covers the pain and sadness
Depicting the happiness that i long for

As i slowly sink to the river of despair
Losing all hope and signs of life
All i needed was a light to pull me out
A light to give me hope and make me smile once again

Every day was this until i met you
“My light!” I have found you and you have saved me
I always thought you were the one saving me
In this field of darkness i thought that you were my light and so i thought

The scars on your wrist, the darkness under your eyes, and the fake smiled you showed
It didnt take a nuclear physicist to understand you
That you arent just my light saving me rather
Im also your light pulling you out

Slowly and surely we were happy
Being happy isnt my wish but being with you is
Every single day you ask me if we can be happy
And i always respond “happy? That’s cliché lets be sad together

you fall
your pieces shattered
because you are adored by all
but not to the one that mattered

you pick up your parts
scattered on the floor
a work of art
he never adored