if i bare my soul before you

will you accept me?

will you reject me?

if i let myself be seen with you

will you support me?

will you ridicule me?

I've always been that girl
with maybe a scarce one or two friends
Until Highschool happened
and then everyone was a friend.

But then college happened
and I think I downgraded
Because it's like elementary school
where everyone is afraid ...

It seems to me as though
my college is a hotspot for folks
who are afraid to let their inner self
shine forth
as if they're used to being made fun of
for being oneself.

Is this what the adult world is??

A fragmented picture of fear

pieced together to look coherent??

Where people become afraid to make friends

because they all burn...