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.