enough
my lipstick is a total fail
i smudged it there a tad.
i tried to find a ponytail
there was none to be had.
this sweatshirt is a little worn
there’s fraying on the cuff.
i try to shed my wearied scorn
and let it be enough.
i teach a complicated art
but feel i know it well.
until another book i start -
can everybody tell?
when i feel like a lying fraud
who doesn’t know her stuff,
i ask for confidence from God
and let it be enough.
i make a joke and no one laughs
i draw into my shell.
in this room of all giraffes
i turtle really well.
i wish i had some witty snark
or confident rebuff.
i bravely make a quick remark
and let it be enough.
i’ll never leap the space between
my best and my perfection
continuing to try is mean
and leads me to dejection.
my expectations must erode
though letting go is rough.
i put down what i can unload
and let it be enough.
i smudged it there a tad.
i tried to find a ponytail
there was none to be had.
this sweatshirt is a little worn
there’s fraying on the cuff.
i try to shed my wearied scorn
and let it be enough.
i teach a complicated art
but feel i know it well.
until another book i start -
can everybody tell?
when i feel like a lying fraud
who doesn’t know her stuff,
i ask for confidence from God
and let it be enough.
i make a joke and no one laughs
i draw into my shell.
in this room of all giraffes
i turtle really well.
i wish i had some witty snark
or confident rebuff.
i bravely make a quick remark
and let it be enough.
i’ll never leap the space between
my best and my perfection
continuing to try is mean
and leads me to dejection.
my expectations must erode
though letting go is rough.
i put down what i can unload
and let it be enough.