The Scoop
NOT GOOD ENOUGH
By Mimi Herrmann
I could have gotten all the highest marks in school
Could have won in sports or chess or tests of skill
I could have shown everyone what how great I was
But it still wouldn’t be good enough for you
I could have done everything I was supposed to do
I could have given my time to charities or hospitals
Could have volunteered at church or school
But it still wouldn’t be good enough for you
Because I’m still just me, still just me, still just the person
That is me
And I can’t be everything that everyone else
Wants me to be
There’s a little girl still crying inside, crying her eyes
Out
Let me in, let me be, let me be
Me
You could have given me kisses and wiped away all the tears
You could have given me everything there is to give
Could have listened, could have told me, could have been there
But it still wouldn’t be good enough
I still wouldn’t be good enough
It still wouldn’t be good enough
For me