She was either too much

or never enough.

for her family she was too much;

too angry,

too passionate,

too selfish,

too loud.

for herself she was never enough;

never skinny enough,

never pretty enough,

never smart enough,

never nice enough.

to everyone she was a fire starter,

burning everything and everyone down.

to herself she was broken glass that couldn't be

repaired;

that no one cared enough to fix."

— she was too lonely, she was never loved enough