This one is called "Enough"

I bring home grades like trophies,
letters sharp as shining steel,
hoping every perfect number
might unlock the way you feel.

I fold my voice into a whisper,
hide the parts of me you hate,
iron out my every wrinkle,
show up early, never late.

But your eyes are always distant,
like you’re staring through my face,
searching for some better version,
one that I can’t quite replace.

You count all the ways I’m lacking,
like mistakes are all you see,
and I keep on shrinking smaller,
just to fit who you want me to be.

Some nights I lie awake and wonder
if I’m broken from the start,
if there’s something wrong and twisted
deep inside my beating heart.

But then a softer voice inside me
says, “You are not his empty space.
You are not his missing puzzle,
not his race he couldn’t face.”

I am more than all his anger,
more than all his silent stone.
I am every step I’m taking
toward a life that’s truly my own.

Maybe he won’t ever see me,
maybe he can’t, maybe won’t
but his echo doesn’t own me,
and his silence says what he won’t.

So I’ll learn to be my mirror,
find my worth in my own eyes,
build a home inside my ribcage
where my hope can finally rise.

And one day when I’m standing
in the light I made myself,
I’ll know I was always worthy,
even when no one else could tell.

Question

This one is called "Enough"

I bring home grades like trophies,
letters sharp as shining steel,
hoping every perfect number
might unlock the way you feel.

I fold my voice into a whisper,
hide the parts of me you hate,
iron out my every wrinkle,
show up early, never late.

But your eyes are always distant,
like you’re staring through my face,
searching for some better version,
one that I can’t quite replace.

You count all the ways I’m lacking,
like mistakes are all you see,
and I keep on shrinking smaller,
just to fit who you want me to be.

Some nights I lie awake and wonder
if I’m broken from the start,
if there’s something wrong and twisted
deep inside my beating heart.

But then a softer voice inside me
says, “You are not his empty space.
You are not his missing puzzle,
not his race he couldn’t face.”

I am more than all his anger,
more than all his silent stone.
I am every step I’m taking
toward a life that’s truly my own.

Maybe he won’t ever see me,
maybe he can’t, maybe won’t
but his echo doesn’t own me,
and his silence says what he won’t.

So I’ll learn to be my mirror,
find my worth in my own eyes,
build a home inside my ribcage
where my hope can finally rise.

And one day when I’m standing
in the light I made myself,
I’ll know I was always worthy,
even when no one else could tell.

Lillys2account · Answer

This one is called enough, it's about how much work we put into making our parents proud, only for them to see our flaws.

Theyenvylaylaa · Answer

This one hits close  to home especially because I just recently got into an argument with my mom and she kicked me out something that she always told me stuck with me "Why can't you just be like your brothers" you know at first I thought nothing of it but as I got older I started to understand that a lot of things that she said no mother should ever say to their child.

Lillys2account · Answer

@theyenvylaylaa wrote:

This one hits close to home especially because I just recently got into an argument with my mom and she kicked me out something that she always told me stuck with me "Why can't you just be like your brothers" you know at first I thought nothing of it but as I got older I started to understand that a lot of things that she said no mother should ever say to their child.

I'm really sorry you had to go threw that, no parent should talk to their child like that. Don't worry about trying to impress your parents, no matter what they'll only see what they want to see. i don't even tell my mom anything, because shes not much of a mom, the only person i have left is my stepdad. And he's a horrible person, i'm in a military program and i'm doing decent in school. I could just be a troubled child like i used to be in middle school. but i have things i want to do in life, i'm in 10th grade now, and i've just given up on trying to make my stepdad proud. I know my bio dad would be proud of me. rip dad

penguin · Answer

I love it

Theyenvylaylaa · Answer

@lillys2account wrote:

@theyenvylaylaa wrote:

This one hits close to home especially because I just recently got into an argument with my mom and she kicked me out something that she always told me stuck with me "Why can't you just be like your brothers" you know at first I thought nothing of it but as I got older I started to understand that a lot of things that she said no mother should ever say to their child.

I'm really sorry you had to go threw that, no parent should talk to their child like that. Don't worry about trying to impress your parents, no matter what they'll only see what they want to see. i don't even tell my mom anything, because shes not much of a mom, the only person i have left is my stepdad. And he's a horrible person, i'm in a military program and i'm doing decent in school. I could just be a troubled child like i used to be in middle school. but i have things i want to do in life, i'm in 10th grade now, and i've just given up on trying to make my stepdad proud. I know my bio dad would be proud of me. rip dad

Im sorry for your loss my love, i lost my dad too about 4 years ago and im also in 10th grade im just trying to get by, grades haven't been looking so good for me im failing almost all of my classes and skipping almost everyday. It seems like like my mom only wants to step in and be a parent when its convenient for her or when i get into trouble, i personally have lost all respect for her i dont even like calling her my mother, shes only been in my life for the time that my dad had passed away and truly i dont know her and she doesn't know me we've been no contact for about 7 months now and so have me and my brothers, given they live with her they dont call or text and neither does she, it doesn't bother me to be honest its just heartbreaking that the person that's supposed to love and take care of me now doesn't want anything to do with me

Lillys2account · Answer

@penguin wrote:

I love it

thank you sm

Lillys2account · Answer

@theyenvylaylaa wrote:

@lillys2account wrote:

@theyenvylaylaa wrote:

This one hits close to home especially because I just recently got into an argument with my mom and she kicked me out something that she always told me stuck with me "Why can't you just be like your brothers" you know at first I thought nothing of it but as I got older I started to understand that a lot of things that she said no mother should ever say to their child.

I'm really sorry you had to go threw that, no parent should talk to their child like that. Don't worry about trying to impress your parents, no matter what they'll only see what they want to see. i don't even tell my mom anything, because shes not much of a mom, the only person i have left is my stepdad. And he's a horrible person, i'm in a military program and i'm doing decent in school. I could just be a troubled child like i used to be in middle school. but i have things i want to do in life, i'm in 10th grade now, and i've just given up on trying to make my stepdad proud. I know my bio dad would be proud of me. rip dad

Im sorry for your loss my love, i lost my dad too about 4 years ago and im also in 10th grade im just trying to get by, grades haven't been looking so good for me im failing almost all of my classes and skipping almost everyday. It seems like like my mom only wants to step in and be a parent when its convenient for her or when i get into trouble, i personally have lost all respect for her i dont even like calling her my mother, shes only been in my life for the time that my dad had passed away and truly i dont know her and she doesn't know me we've been no contact for about 7 months now and so have me and my brothers, given they live with her they dont call or text and neither does she, it doesn't bother me to be honest its just heartbreaking that the person that's supposed to love and take care of me now doesn't want anything to do with me

it's okay, and i'm really sorry for your loss aswell. I lost my dad when i was 5 years old, so he passed almost 11 years ago. i didn't rlly get to know him. Hey, don't worry too much about school. Ik it's stressful, i get that completely. but don't overwork yourself. The only class i'm not failing is my AP bio class and my military class, everything else sucks. Maybe to get your grades up try not skipping as much. i skip maybe once every two months. mainly my photography class cuz the teacher makes me unbelievably mad. I'm really sorry! parents suck sometimes. my mom isn't in my life at all bc she thought drugs were more important than her children. Look on the bright side. you'll be graduating soon!! And she sounds like she doesn't deserve the title of a mother atm, she needs to earn that back. I'm really sorry your mom makes you feel that way, no child should feel that way about their mother. but i understand, and hopefully eventually she'll realizes she's the problem and not you.

Lillys2account · Answer

Dm's are always open if you need to talk.