I am exactly enough me Not too much Not too little Just enough attitude, just enough spirituality Just enough gumption Just enough ghetto, just enough corporate Just enough diva, just enough dogma Just enough Black, just enough "Other" Just enough redemption Just enough corruption Just enough intelligence Just enough stupidity Just enough of what my Creator has blessed me to be
So enough.
Enough of this feeling inferior Enough of feeling like a victim Enough of walking by Sista’s thinking "Maybe she'd be enough for him." Enough of coming in last And coming up short Enough of re-living the life of A rape victim An unloved woman A fatherless child On this day I take back my personhood And as I reclaim, Exclaim To those who unjustly persecute me Enough Is ENOUGH!
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