Simone
You are greatness, you are your own priority
Forget the stigmas, forget the media
Forget those who blessed you when you are up and curse you when you are down
You are extraordinary
Forget ordinary thoughts and people who would try to tear you down
You are your own priority, and you owe us nothing but to take care of you
Your health, your mental space, you’ve given so much
With a smile, with passion, with love, with purpose
Some have taken so much from you
Rise Simone and Rest
To be the best for you, your family, your loved ones
Ignore their opinions, they mean nothing
They seek to tear you down because you didn’t meet their expectations
They never prayed for your health, they never prayed for your strength
They expect you every day to do what you can for them
Make them feel better about themselves
Make them hope is something they can’t do or achieve
Rise, Simone, and rest!
We know how they treat Black Athletes
They will burn jerseys, spray a byword on your home
Throw your shoes in a bonfire, call you Benedict Arnold
Threaten your family, say you betrayed them
Don’t sweat them, it’s not your fault
Their lives are incomplete, broken, purposeless
And it’s not your job to fill the hole in their existence
Rest, and make you whole
You are extraordinary