This summer was a rollercoaster for me. Every summer I dedicate it to myself, writing, or learning. This summer was supposed to be about writing and learning but it was for me after all. I was a mess, especially these past few days. I succumbed to the darkness also known as self doubt. Friendships were crumbling down on me and situations always somehow managed to bring out insecurities that I’ve always struggled with. The last words I’ve written were I’m ugly. Even though the truth of those words depends on who reads it and looks at me, I’m sure that I’m not the most beautiful person on the planet or even just our small town. But you know what? It’s okay. I don’t care anymore. I don’t care if no one looks at me and has to do a double take just to admire me again. I don’t care if I don’t get any messages on a dating site. I don’t care if people don’t think I’m handsome. What matters now are the people that I have in my life. These are the people I care about.
I was caught off guard by fear. I was scared that no one’s going to ever love me or that I’m going to end up all alone. I was afraid that I won’t get to be appreciated and valued. But it turned out I was and I am. I was just too far down the darkness that I wasn’t able to see past through all of it. Yeah, maybe now I can’t even get guys’ attention but someday I will catch someone’s eye. And that someone will love me and I will love him back. But that day is still far ahead in the future and all I really have is now, so I decided to just let all these petty things go. Even the arguments I had with some of my friends. Don’t get me wrong. It hurt. All of it. And I was angry and that was able to dull the pain but the truth is I just can’t go on and try to dull the ache. What I’m gonna do is mend all of it. I just want to let it all go and be the most beautiful person inside and maybe someday, somebody will be able to see that and love the person they inside me like I do. Right now my love and my aesthetically-questionable exterior are for all the people I care about.