Why Am I Not Enough? Poem by Kyla Marie

You break me with all your words
You tell me you care when you don't
And I believe you
But every single time I just end up hurt
Why am I not enough?


You try to change me
And I obey
But there is a point where you just snap, you know?
Where you lose yourself
Why am I not enough?


Everyone tells you to just be yourself
But it's not that easy
People change more than you think
And no one stays the same forever
Why am I not enough?


I try your style
The way you talk
Your personality
Only to fail once again
Why am I not enough?


I fall into a deep hole
Nothing is the same
I look at the world with teary eyes
Did it always look like this?
Why am I not enough?
They say get better grades
So I do
Just to be told that I can do better than this
But do they really know?
Why am I not enough?


People tell me they love me
Love for god sakes
That's not a word you can just throw around
It has meaning
Why am I not enough?


People who supposedly love me are the ones who hurt me the most
They stab me in the back
Tell me I'm not good enough and won't amount to anything
And call me the biggest disappointment in their lives
Why, why am I not enough?


Everything seems dark now
Even the brightest of colors
It isn't my fault I'm this way
I've just been broken one too many times to be the same
Why am I not enough?


Eventually you snap
And become numb to the pain
You let them yell, and throw everything they have at you hoping you'll break
Little do they know you already have
Why am I not enough?



You let them hurt you
Why might you ask?
Because what's the point in fighting back?
It's a lost cause, just like you
Why am I not enough


You have given your heart to so many people
Just to have it smashed into a million little pieces
All you have left is silence
And you're okay with that
Because why care?
I'll never be enough anyway