Never Enough

Being me is never enough.

You always want more.

I am who I am,

But not who you want me to be.

 

I bend over spinelessly,

Trying to please always.

But it’s still not enough for you.

My back spasms from so much bending.

 

You stomp, you cry,

You scream and shout.

My teases just incite you,

Guilt you for a momentary breath.

 

It doesn’t last.

We’re so different, you and I.

So opposite polars �" north and south,

East and west.

A compromise hardly reached.

 

An uneasy truce last for days,

Sometimes months,

But it all comes roaring back

When I don’t measure up.

 

All over again,

The pattern’s repeated.

My soul is bruised and battered.

Is it too much to ask,

To love me for me?

 

Who I am and not what you want

Me to be?

Author's Note

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Reviews

[EMF]

To begin with I wasn't sure if the other person was an adult or child. Still not 100%. But I loved the poem. If has a desperate energy that suits the topic perfectly. It flows well, with the stop/start of the relationship. Pausing but never halting. The question you leave us with? The only answer can be you.

[Zachary_James]

Sometimes people take us for advantage, and what we do is never enough. I think this is a FANTASTIC poem.
Loved it.

[Susie Q]

Always be yourself. If a person can't deal with that it is time for them to move on.
This reminds me of a line in one of my poems, Dance to your own drum to the beat of your own heart until it touches your soul. We can waste so much time on someone that don't even know who they are but they want to change us. A good write.

[Linear]

Never enough for the glutton, for the needy or selfish the insecure and haughty.
The words reverberate around a problem of self worth or reliance, and I believe the writer knows the answer.....enjoyed :0)

[Eagle Cruagh]

OK
It is time for you to become friends
with a real, live man.
The little boy was fun, but now he
stomps and cries and shouts, so it
is time.
Excellent writing,
Thanks,
------ Eagle Cruagh

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Who you are is all you should be... when people try to change us then they don't love us for who we are.