i used to always be too much. i talk too much. i laugh too much. but somehow i was also always too little- i wasn’t trying hard enough. however, truly i was never the problem at all. i gave everything i could. i changed for you. and i am so happy to finally say- the real me isn’t dead. without you around i have started to see me. i goof around with reckless abandon and i hype myself up. i am cocky instead of self conscious- who knew cockiness would ever be a positive? i am so incredibly happy. and im proud. i am so proud of me- because i’m me and i’m not you.