Good enough...
GOOD ENOUGH
"THE WAY TO BE HAPPY IS TO BE GOOD"
WHAT IF YOU ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH?
WHAT IS GOOD ENOUGH?
CAN YOU FIND "ENOUGH GOOD" IN AN INDIVIDUAL WITH
ONE OF A KIND FEELINGS, EXPERIENCES, AND THOUGHTS?
IS "TOO GOOD" SOMETHING THAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT?
IF YOU FIND IT, WILL YOU KNOW "BAD"?
WHO DETERMINES HOW GOOD YOU HAVE TO BE TO BE ENOUGH?
ARE YOU GOOD ENOUGH IF EVERYONE ELSE IS HAPPY? WHEN THEY ARE CONTENT?
HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN EVERYONE IS HAPPY AND CONTENT?
WHEN DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE LOVE YOU HAVE LIVED YOUR ENTIRE
LIFE TRYING TO OBTAIN? WOULD YOU JUST BE HAPPY, FEEL LOVED, AND KNOW YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH?
IS GOOD ENOUGH THE FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HELPED SOMEONE?
IS IT TAKING CARE OF SOMEONE AND MAKING THEM FEEL LOVED?
IS IT WHEN YOU SEE YOU PUT SOMEONES ANXIETY AT EASE IN A TENSE SITUATION?
IS IT SEEING SMILES ON THE FACES OF THE ONES YOU LOVE BECAUSE YOU MADE THEM LAUGH?
IS THE WARMTH OF A LOVING HUG AND A SOFT KISS GOOD ENOUGH?
IS THE MOMENT YOUR EYES MEET ACROSS A ROOM AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE OTHER IS THINKING GOOD ENOUGH?
IS THAT KIND OF CONNECTION GOOD ENOUGH?
CAN I BE GOOD ENOUGH IF I THINK ABOUT MYSELF? WOULD THAT BE "BAD"?
WOULD I BE SELFISH FOR THINKING ABOUT MY NEEDS? .... BEFORE YOURS?
AM I GOOD WHEN I REALIZE I DONT KNOW ME, HOW CAN ANYONE?
AM I ENOUGH? DOES ANYONE WANT TO KNOW ME?
WILL I EVER BE "GOOD ENOUGH" FOR YOU TO LISTEN TO ME?
WILL I EVER BE "GOOD ENOUGH" FOR YOU TO PROVIDE WHAT I AM DESPERATELY LONGING FOR?
I WANT TO BE GOOD ENOUGH TO MATTER TO YOU
I WANT SOMEONE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME...
I WOULD PUT THEM AT EASE. MAKE THEM SMILE.
THEY WOULD FEEL MY LOVE WHEN I HUG THEM AND WE WOULD BE HAPPILY CONNECTED.
IF "THE WAY TO BE HAPPY IS TO BE GOOD"...
I GUESS I WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH.
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Submitted on March 21, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A BBXXXC BD DXB EXEXBBB CXEF FX XFXX AB |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,826 |
Words | 364 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 2, 3, 7, 4, 2, 4, 2 |
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