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Maybe growing up is realizing that you don't have to become someone else to be worth loving.
For a long time, I thought I had to be prettier, smarter, more confident, less sensitive, more likeable... just more.
I compared myself to other girls. I cared too much about what people thought. I gave pieces of myself away just to feel wanted, and sometimes I forgot what I actually wanted in the first place.
But I'm learning.
I'm learning that friendships change. That heartbreak doesn't mean you're broken. That not everyone is going to understand you. That it's okay to outgrow people, change your mind, make mistakes, and start over.
And most importantly, I'm learning that becoming confident doesn't mean becoming perfect.
It just means becoming more comfortable with who you already are.
*The Girl I'm Becoming* is a collection of poems about growing up, losing people, finding yourself, insecurity, friendship, love, dreams, confidence, and all the messy little moments in between.
For the girl who is still figuring herself out.
For the girl who doesn't have everything together.
For the girl who is becoming.
Maybe this is for her.
Maybe it's for me.
Maybe it's for you. ♡