I am Enough
For a moment there
You made me doubt my worth.
I thought I wasn’t good enough for you;
Thought I was too short, too small
Too poor, too un-American
Too unaccomplished, too unattractive
Thought I had the wrong job,
The wrong dreams, the wrong goals
That nothing I am or have could measure up
To your ideals and expectations.
I thought I wasn’t enough.
You said I wasn’t your only one
And you had no such plans for me,
Your revelations were devastating.
I wondered how to change your mind,
Thought I needed to do things differently,
That I had to be a better me.
I agonized over it, cried over it,
Became consumed with it
“Why doesn’t he want me?”
I thought about it, prayed about it.
“How could I be enough?’
Soon enough I got the answer,
A reminder: I am enough.
All five feet two inches, 120 pounds of me,
Forged by faith, fortitude, sentimentality,
A sharp mind, selfless spirit, indomitable will
And a heart overflowing with love,
I am enough.
Enough beauty inside and out,
Enough smarts, passion, enough ambition,
Enough empathy, enough loyalty.
I am enough.
I’m enough of the things
That make me wonderfully uniquely me.
Nurturing enough, sweet enough,
Witty enough, sarcastic enough,
Enough of a talker, dreamer, crier, writer,
A big enough smile, big enough personality
Enough of all a woman needs to be;
Homemaker, professional, supporter,
A listener, friend, daughter, sister, aunt,
I am enough as a lover, a mother, a wife,
As a faithful servant of God,
I am enough.
Heck, I am more than enough.
by Maquita “Queenie” Peters
~ I Keep it Irie ~
For Larry’s nephew A3.
I am enough.
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