An apology

I’m sorry…

For the all the promises I made that I knew I couldn’t keep

For the times I said I did my best when I hadn’t

For wanting to be anywhere but with you

 

I’m sorry…

For every time I said you were ugly

For all the ways I put you down

For the mornings where I faced you and said you would never be good enough

 

I apologize to you; my teenage self…

It was you who taught me humility

It was you who gave me courage

and it was you who paved my path

 

We apologize when the words we say hurt those around us, but so often forget to turn a little kindness inwards. In light of the fact that not a person out there has ever judged me as harshly as I have myself, I figured I owe myself this apology.