I don’t rush to crown someone.
I don’t hand over all my fire just because someone smiles at me.
Why? Because I’ve lived long enough to know most people can’t hold it.
They fold under pressure.
They run from truth.
They mistake consistency for control.
So I don’t lock myself in too early.
I don’t give all of me until I see what you’re really made of.
That’s not cruelty—it’s clarity.
I watch. I test. I push.
Not for perfection, but for proof.
Proof you can stay when it’s heavy.
Proof you can hear truth without flinching.
Proof you want the man—not just the moments.
The ones who can’t handle that? They fall away.
That’s the process.
The ones who can? They rise—cream to the top.
And when someone rises?
That’s when I give them everything.
Not a moment before.