Accept who you are and revel in it!
Having dark skin doesn't make you any less,
Wear your afro,
Show your pride,

Being a girl doesn't mean you're soft,
Boys, you are allowed to cry,
A high esteem is what you should desire,
No other, should be able to dictate  your life,                                                                                                      Stand for what you are,                                                                                                                                              Don't let social media steal the real you,                                                                                                                      "The media isn't a safe place" they say,                                                                                                                But, tell the truth...                                                                                                                                                      Where is safe?                                                                                                                                                                   Your parents, your thoughts, you?

Only you can answer those questions,
Be true to you,
Don't withhold the happiness,
Behold the truth,
Stop denying yourself,
Don't see yourself from that point of view,

Knowing your worth isn't a crime,
High self esteem!
Where is your pride?
Hidden in the soles of your shoe?
Tucked away from humanity,
Unknown by even you?

Give yourself a compliment,
From time to time,
The mirror reflects what is hidden,
Accept it,
Be grateful for your dimple or two,
Block out the negativity that impacts you,
Probably, if you loved you as you loved your phone,
Probably, if you paid,
The same attention to yourself,
As you do to the media,
You would see the shinny truth,
A jewel waiting,
To reach its fullest potential,

Those unkind comments,
Were reflections of themselves,
The things they wish to change,
The things they hate about themselves,
But, that doesn't have to be you,
You're built different,
So stop trying to be like them,

Accept who you are and revel in it!
Having dark skin doesn't make you any less,
Wear your afro,
Show your pride,

With your chin held high,
Be proud of who you are,
You are who you were made to be,
And there is no one else like you,

Accept who you are and revel in it!