Enough.
by Adrianna Ziegelmann
Will I ever be enough for the people in my life?
My parents are telling me that I should quit my sport I’ve loved most since 5th grade
They’re telling me that just because of my body and skills, that I should give up
They’re telling me to not be one of those basketball girls, they want me to be a track girl
But I don’t want to be a track girl, I want to be a basketball girl
I want to ride the bus with my friends, shoot hoops, hear the crowd cheering my name
Now I guess that’s all over. Gone, Thrown away. In the past
Now I’m giving up on my hopes and dreams I’ve been working hard to achieve for the past 4 years
It’s just not enough to please my parents or the coach
My teachers, will I ever be good enough for them?
Should I remain the loud and fun kid in class, or should I become the silent kid, talk to no one, and keep to myself
Should I be a bother and raise my hand to ask a question
Or struggle and figure the stuff out on my own so other kids have an advantage
Is it worth it to actually try on my assignments and get an A
Nah, maybe it’s easier to just lay back and get answers from people who actually try
It’s just not enough to please my teachers
My friends, will I ever be good enough for them?
Do my friends really see me as this ugly, flat, skinny, and annoying friend
Or do they think I have a good body, am beautiful, and am fun to be around
I guess I’ll never really know, I try my best to be a good friend like my mom says
But all day every day I compare myself to all the pretty, smart, and elegant girls at school
Man I wish I was just like them, with the perfect model body, the straight blonde hair, and blue eyes
God, what I’d give to have their looks
I absolutely hate the way I look, in addition I get called mean names by people at school
Half the time, I truly think that they’re maybe right
It’s just not enough to please my friends
And finally there’s him, will I ever be good enough for him?
He gives and gives and gives with all his heart but I feel like I dont give anything in return
And then I feel bad because I feel like I’m being a pathetic and useless girlfriend who doesn’t do anything
I want to give him something but I don’t know what
Every morning I wake up to paragraphs beyond paragraphs from him and they leave me speechless cause I don’t know what to say
I feel guilty because I hope he knows that I’m not using him just so he can spend money on me
I chose him because I love and care for him with all my heart
The way he makes me feel, the way he makes me laugh, the way he makes me smile
It’s all worth it, but am I enough for him?
Am I that dream girl he’s been waiting for who has the perfect body & looks
If he were to walk in a room with 100 girls, would he come and find me and choose me?
Does he love all the little things about me from my biggest perfections to my smallest flaws?
Every morning I try my hardest to actually look pretty for him and look somewhat decent
But everytime I see a mirror or a camera, I’m like how can he be able to stand and love this human being
I say ew and ick and yuck, those are all the words to describe my face
Am I enough to please him I wonder?
Overall, will I ever be enough to please my own life?
There’s been points in my own life where I didn’t want to exist anymore
I felt like there was no point or reason to be here anymore
I’m just another person who costs money and takes up space
Someone who makes mistakes and just causes problems for others
Another name to be put in people’s mouth to gossip about
More letters to yell at and count when taking attendance
As the years go by I question myself everyday, am I worth living or dying for?
Was I worth the pain my mom went through when giving birth to me
Am I worth the child support money my dad pays just to see me
Most importantly, is it worth it to live my life?
Who knows, I already hate everything about myself
The End.