I Said What I Said

I ain't cold.

I'm just clear.

I don't owe you comfort

Just 'cause I'm here.

Don't ask me twice-I said it once

If you missed the point, that's on your front

I don't soften truth to be digestible

I speak light-but I'm not forgettable.

I don't explain what peace looks like

I just exit when it don't feel right

I'm not mad-I'm aligned

Don't need closure when I own my time.

This ain't beef-this is boundaries

This ain't attitude-it's ancestry

This ain't shade-it's sunlight

Through a woman who slept on her worth too many nights.

I said what I said (period).

Don't need to repeat, don't need to pretend

I'm not cold-I just don't bend

I don't please-I protect the queen within.

I said what I said (again).

And I don't shrink so you feel big

I'm not for fixing, I'm for fed

So don't take my clarity as threat

I just meant it...

When I said what I said.

They call it "attitude" when you stop explaining

Call it "changed up" when you stop entertaining

But I call it grown.

I call it safe.

I call it "don't call me" if you bring that fake.

I protect my time like gold

Say "no" like a prayer I hold

I ain't here to babysit grown folks' feelings

I'm the vibe, not the villain.

This ain't cold-it's curated

This ain't mad-it's meditated

This ain't mean-it's maintenance

This is what healed looks like when it's blatant.

I said what I said.

Don't need to argue, don't need to beg

I don't flinch, I don't hedge

I don't shrink to fit in edge

I said what I said.

And I don't walk it back for checks

If the truth made you tense

That's a mirror, not a flex.

I just meant it...

When I said what I said.

I don't need permission to be clear.

I don't need permission to leave.

I don't need approval when my peace got receipts.

I don't repeat what God already confirmed.

I said what I said.

And I said it for me.