Our Core.



many people often say that, in times of peril, you'll see who our true friends are. under circumstances, you'll see what's their core self, beyond that hypocritical masquerade of righteousness, of what you expect of a friend.

and then, many a times you find yourself in that position, of being that hypocrite.

and also, you might just be living a life behind a mask. maybe not all your life, but after losing that youthful innocence and ignorance. you do what you perceive as "cool" or even what you think will make people around you happy, or maybe even, because you don't want your friends to know to true you.

And like the flower, you live so long under that mask, that you begin to lose your core self. you neglect it so much, your inner core begin to wilt, and soon enough, you will turn into that mask of yours. every passing minute, your life becomes one big stage, and you act your life away, unknowningly.

But when you're alone, when you self-reflect, your core self awakens, and you realise, "hey, why the fuck do i behave this way? Why am i not myself?" 
But too late, when you try to become your true self, people just think you're behaving weirdly, and then you think, "i shouldn't be getting them worried or anything", and you put your mask back on, and everything's back to square one.