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To Be Enough
April 10, 2019
This poem is for people torn
between two cultures
people who aren’t hispanic enough
Aren’t black enough
Aren’t asian enough
Aren‘t american enough
Aren't enough
Why do I crave acceptance from those
who force me into a mold of who i should be
Do I become the all american
Do I embody the land of the free
Do I become the homeland
With a broken language on a torn tongue
Do I leave my culture behind
Do I conform to the ideals of
A Society who tells me I’m not
Enough
Why am I not
Enough
How do I be
Enough
I must teach myself to feel
Enough
© Katie V., Gainesville, GA
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As a latina teenager growing up in an area where the population is mostly white, I often feel I’m not either “Latina” enough or “white” enough to fit in with either group or classified stereotype. This poem is about my personal struggle of who I am, and I know other people relate to this as well.