Not [ _ ] Enough

Not Asian enough.
Not White [enough].
Not old enough.
Not queer enough.
Not fully educated enough – a paused degree right as the cusp.

The “enough” hints at this partial recognition of being
since I showcase enough attributes that others can admit to seeing.

To be left as an infant some would consider to be tough.
I live in an ongoing theme of not feeling enough.

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