A Girl Called Enough
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Long have I thought on my name
Girl
Woman
Submissive rib from his side.
Advantage was taken of my age
my mind
I was never good enough to be taken seriously.
Liar
Child
Actress.
A fool’s folly to be squashed before any could believe.
A woman’s cry of “stroke!” fell on deaf ears.
Learn to read, write, tell time…
One.
Two.
Three.
And still the little “liar” suffered.
“Are you sure you are not being emotional?
Stand up! I am sure it’s all in your mind.”
Then another of their kind believed and I found my name.
It is Enough!
I am Enough,
and I will not listen to the chatter that falls about me.
My words are power, and Enough to carry my pain to the gods of relief.
The valleys of death I traversed called me
Valkyrie
Warrior
Athena
To all the halls of screams I cry out my name and call to my sisters that also carry the name.
I am Enough!
You are Enough!
We are Enough!
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Sue Cook lives in Freeport, Illinois with her husband Randy and two dogs. Her passions include assistance dogs, rescue dogs, music, acting, theater, poetry, and Doctor Who. She’s been in both film and theater and is a regular cast member of the podcast Doctor Who’s Line is it….Anyway? Sue is an advocate for the use of Service Dogs to assist their disabled handlers to maintain their independence. Quigley’s Quest, her first children’s book, addresses how a dog becomes a Service Dog.
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