When I was young I never admitted to faults
I never admitted to breaking something
I never admitted to lying
I never admitted to liking someone
I denied everything said about me
And I regret most of it
But what I will always regret the most was denying that I was special,
And pretty,
And denying myself the right to love myself,
Because now that I can love myself,
I am undeniably more myself than I ever was