Untold Realities: ‘Not Good Enough’
Powerful words telling one Thriving Women’s experience of being told by the system that they are “Not good enough” despite every endeavour.
When she tried to hide the bruises
They said, ‘Not good enough,
‘She shouldn’t have got married so young’
So she left
When she struggled to live on benefits
They said, ‘Not good enough,
‘Single parents are just a drain on the system’
So she got a job
When she tried to rise above the typing pool
They said, ‘Not good enough,
You need qualifications if you want to get on
So she got an education
When she graduated from a Poly,
They said, ‘Not good enough,
For high level jobs
So she taught
Other kids from the streets
To stand up and fight And NEVER to take
“Not good enough’
This piece is part of the Untold Realities of Poverty in the UK which is a key tool within our campaign “Poverty Is a Human Rights Issue”. The campaign aims to:
- raise awareness that poverty exists in the UK and that it is caused by political decisions;
- enable communities to understand the potential power of human rights in our lives;
- demonstrate how policy choices impact lives and that implementing human rights offers a solution;
- show the world the positive contributions being made by people in poverty