Mirror by: Jenai Dulaney

as i look in to the mirror, im in love with what i see
im not just intrigued by beauty, but who ive grown to be.
i dont see the same person as yall do when you look at me
you see what is physical, i view myself mentally.
only i know what i feel and you should feel free to disagree,
but who i am today is not the same person i used to be.
as far as i can remember i could only count on me,
didnt have no one to turn to; no close friends or family.
mom was always gone earning funds on account of me,
so i talked to the four walls that always surrounded me.
had not a single piece of furniture, no bed or TV
managed to stay fed but cant remember what i had to eat.
no matter the circumstance i knew how to take care of me
not to discredit my mother, she just had somewhere to be.
whenever i saw my mom i told her shed always have me
and reminded her she didnt need a man to be happy.
i would help her make it through it all by myself, gladly
and i did just that without a so-called daddy,
i swear i used to hate it when people talked shit about me
now i understand they aint talkin bout shit without me
and its always gon be someone thatll forever doubt me.
but ima prove them wrong and i shall do it proudly.
i stay astray from the negative vibes yall try to send me
i know its all apart of the plan to try and end me
its crazy to see the people some of us choose to envy
if you jealous then you just mad cuz you look in the mirror and feel empty.