\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every time I was around you, I came away drained.<\/p>\n
No matter how hard I tried, I was never enough.<\/p>\n
Whatever I shared,<\/p>\n
Whatever I tried to make you see;<\/p>\n
Shrivelled, dried up and died at your feet.<\/p>\n
Neglected, rejected.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tonight, it’s almost the same old story.<\/p>\n
I opened the gates of my heart, to let you in.<\/p>\n
You seemed to appreciate it.<\/p>\n
I was ecstatic, you almost fooled me.<\/p>\n
Then the verdict fell.<\/p>\n
You deemed that I wasn’t enough.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Your harsh judgment has always crushed me.<\/p>\n
It left me second guessing myself.<\/p>\n
I \u00a0wondered how to achieve this elusive state of “enoughness.”<\/p>\n
I have renounced it tonight.<\/p>\n
I will no longer chase after this unattainable goal of pleasing you.<\/p>\n
For it is all chasing after the wind.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
I have finally realized that I am enough.<\/p>\n
With all my cracks and crevices, I am enough.<\/p>\n
I am enough just being me.<\/p>\n
I can grow.<\/p>\n
I can improve.<\/p>\n
I can be a better version, but always of me.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
I am enough!<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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\u00a0 Every time I was around you, I came away drained. No matter how hard I tried, I was never enough. Whatever I shared, Whatever I tried to make you see; Shrivelled, dried up and died at your feet. Neglected, rejected. \u00a0 Tonight, it’s almost the same old story. I opened the gates of my … <\/p>\n