DON'T CLAP BACK

wanna be like a tree
throw big shade
save the energy
remember who got you made
they tell secrets of old
you wanna lob stones
instead expose
your own buried bones
air your dirty laundry
bare your soul publicly
once you tell your secrets
won't be more to read
or to post socially
ignore what they say
take their power away
don't clap back
you're better than that
don't cover past mistakes
by being fake
others know the truth
waiting to exploit you
yourself embrace
your history bravely face
then you can move on
finished fishing that pond
backstabbing...rude comments
useful as boots of cement
you'll carry the weight
of their venom and hate
have nothing to fear
look straight in the mirror
leave yesterday behind
forge forward...it's your time
have better things to do
then to read about you
when they attack
it's nothing but a trap
want you to fail
take wind outta your sail
can't write it enough
restraining can be tough
call their bluff
don't respond to guff
when they post smack
it's they who lack
when they plant the seed
choose careful your canopy
being stubborn as an oak
your branches will get broke
in the end
takes great strength to bend
become the willow
that continues to grow