I broke my nails today
Snapped two straight in half
And at first, I couldn’t believe I did it
I was in pain, yes, but I almost laughed
You see, I was moving my mattress by myself
Miss Strong, Independent Woman that I am
And that shit is heavy
But clearly I didn’t give a damn
So there I stood, in my bathroom
Hesitantly cleaning the mess I made
Trying not to throw up
Running through all of my Band-Aids
And it really made me think
That moment I was alone
In pain due to my own impatience
How much I’ve really grown
Because little me way back when
She’d be all over the floor
Screaming to her mom
How she couldn’t take this anymore
Even though the pain was self-caused
She had the world to blame
And now that I’ve experienced (more of) the world
I’m glad to say I don’t see the same
So while my fingers are absolutely throbbing
And I am seriously reconsidering my mattress-lifting techniques
I still moved that damn mattress across the room
And my new setup has me smiling from cheek to cheek
I do hope you don’t break a nail
But if some shit happens to you
Just think about how far you’ve come
And know that it’s something today’s you will get through
brittany given. 