The Costume

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To be a good actor or actress, you need to be a good liar. So, I think that everyone is a good actor, to some degree. I see people fake being "themselves" or being "happy". For me, it's both. It's like I'm trapped in this happiness costume. The costume isn't the actual me. But whenever I try to get out of the happiness costume to breathe, people shove me back in it saying that I'm not being myself. They say to cheer up and to stop acting like a bitch. The problem is, this is myself. I'm not happy, I'm not ok, and I am not optimistic. But my hidden self doesn't fit in with society. And everyone is saying "Be yourself", "You're the strongest person I know", "No one should govern your life". It's just so much harder to do than say. I CAN'T get out of the costume. I'm trapped.

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