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Not enough

A poem

By Paige Krause Published 5 months ago โ€ข Updated 5 months ago โ€ข 1 min read
Not enough
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When will I be enough?

When will I become successful?

When will my effort be enough?

When will I get my flowers?

I work hard, maybe it shows?

But I probably will never know.

"I don't want to help you."

"I don't care to help you."

"Don't do things that way."

It is tiring, yet here I am.

When will enough be enough?

I want to be enough for something.

I want to be able to show how good I am.

But I cannot.

It will not be enough.

It won't ever be.

Maybe it's something I have to accept.

Not enough time.

Not enough effort.

Not enough for anyone or anything.

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About the Creator

Paige Krause

Hi, I'm Paige, and I love to read and write. I love music and dogs. I will mostly write about my favorite things. Autistic and service dog handler. Enjoy my writings

I also post my articles on Medium

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  • Sandy Gillman5 months ago

    I think so many of us wrestle with that feeling of never being โ€˜enough.โ€™ ๐Ÿ’”

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