Venting Tired of pretending

[somebodyfromeast]

I'm so tired of pretending to be normal. I'm tired of pretending that everything is fine. Tired of talking, tired of laughing, tired of working, tired of leaving home, tired of seeing other people
If I suddenly stop pretending for even a second, I'll be bombarded with questions like "Are you okay?". No, I'm not okay, but please just get the fuck off of me. Just let me be unhappy. Let me be suffering. Let me be sorrow. Let me be myself for a while!
But you know that's not how you respond. You don't want to arouse suspicion. You don't want to attract attention. You don't want to involve other people.
So I pretend. Every day.
And I'm very tired.

 

[kopebaldy]

The mask is an armor, everyone acting like it's in your best interest to remove it, but boi oh boi the moment you do, here comes the knives.