In a world where people constantly compare and wish for more
I want to take a moment and address
my own faults
I need to hold up the mirror
I need to get it off my chest
Take toxic masculinity
It’s a worldwide epidemic
We have to protect ourselves from daily
But what if the virus could form from the inside?
See, we women have been conditioned
To see one another as competition
A societal burden to see who’s the best
Who’s the prettiest
Who’s the smartest
Who’s the skinniest
I love my fellow women
But I can’t pretend
That in one instant I’ll cheer you on
As you shine
Only to be judging us both in my mind
“Why can’t I be like her?”
“What does she have that I don’t?”
Maybe I just need to do a little more
( Maybe she’s just an attention whore )
Yes, I’m sick.
It doesn’t always show
But my Mr. Hyde is still there inside
Whispering meanness in my ear from time to time
It’s a monster that I can’t vanquish
Until I can unlearn what I’ve been taught to see
To not let the green monster peek out
At another woman’s victory
To remember that there’s plenty of room
For us all to succeed
To praise you without coveting your shine
To not be you but to be the best version of just…me
The truth is, we need to support one another
More than ever
if we want to survive
In a world that already opposes us
We gotta keep each other alive.
