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Enough
by Samrin Saleem
I gaze in the mirror.
Fingertips graze my chin.
Not pretty enough.
I tug at my shirt.
Not thin enough.
Hands in my hair.
Not thick enough.
Never enough.
I sit at my table.
Pen paused over a problem.
Not smart enough.
Hover over my keyboard.
Not clever enough.
Brush slips from my hand.
Not creative enough.
Never enough.
I look at my friends.
Locked out of a joke.
Not important enough.
Whispers behind my back.
Not funny enough.
Another one leaves.
Not good enough.
Never enough.
I pick up a newspaper.
I hear about the world around me.
I look at the men and their cruelty.
I see them empty of humanity.
I look in the mirror again.
Not enough?
Human enough?
Is that not enough?
SUMMER 2021
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