They will say you speak with a slight stutter,

They will say you speak too slowly,


They will say you speak too fast.


Tewezalawa.

They say you are too tall,

They say you are too short,

They say you are not the average height for a guy,

Tewezalawa.

They will say you are too dark,

They will say you are too light,

They will say you are not the perfect light skinned,

Tewezalawa.

They will say,

All the time, they will say something about you,

Something that you can’t change.

Tewezalawa.

On their accord, Tewezalawa.

You are beautiful, the way you are.

You are enough.

So, to you, Tewezalawa.


Note: Tewezalawa is a Luganda word meaning “Do not belittle yourself” or “Do not underestimate your own worth.”

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