I am not enough for you
I never have been
And
I
Never
Will
Be.

I give my everything
For you.
And it is still
Not
Enough.

Time
And time
And time again
I destroy myself
To please you
And that is still not enough
And you don’t even see
You never do
You are blind to how hard I try
You are blind to the pain I feel
The pain I bring upon myself
Just to make you happy
Because
It’s not enough.

I had to be
On death’s door
For you to even notice,
And stop me
Before I knocked.
Because
My pain
Wasn’t enough
Until I wanted to end it
All of it
Only then
Was it
Enough.

I am not the perfect daughter
And I never will be,
But perhaps
You aren’t a perfect mother either.
I will never be enough for you.
But you
Are too much for me.