what's underneath

it's funny how you can view a person to be someone who they completely aren't. it's strange that we can put up a front for people to percieve us one way, when really we're a different way entirely. it's odd how you can spend years getting to know a person, sharing supposedly everything, and yet you realize that you may not know them any better than a person walking down the street. the girl you thought was your quite and kind best friend could actually be a sinister and menacing enemy, one who you thought would do anything for you but who is really plotting to stab you or anyone else in the back at first chance. the guy who you thought was a player with no real compassion towards anyone indeed turned out to be the caring and truthful one who is just as voulnerable as any other. then there's the girl who blocks her emotions out and acts like she doesn't care about what anyone thinks or says, only because she's been shown at home that if you let someone in too close, all they do is hurt you. she acts tough because she's scared, but no one on the outside, without any interest to dig deeper, would ever realize it. the truth of the matter is, people only allow you to see what they want to portray themselves as. no matter how close you think you are with someone, there's always a secret person--the real person--underneath that even the closest of friends or relatives don't know about. everyone's entitled to a secret, including these hidden identities. i guess what it comes down to is whether or not your true self is good or bad, because that's all people will see when worse comes to worse, and not even the most talented actress will be able to hide it.