mirror, mirror on the wall

Have you ever looked in the mirror and think to yourself “Who am I, really?” Well, I have. Frequently, actually. Lately, I’ve been wondering this exact question. The way I see it, we can all be actors and actresses. After all, most of us do it everyday. You act like you’re okay with a fake smile plastered on your face when really you just don’t want to talk about it. You act like you care when all you think about doing is giving up. You act like your life is going exactly the way you planned, when really it isn’t like anything you expected it to be. Everyday you keep on pretending, until one day, someone sees through that fake smile of yours, and you lose it. Just like that. That wall you’ve been building all your life crumbles down on you, and it feels like you can’t escape, wherever you go or whatever you try to do. Trust me, I know. I’ve been through it so many times that sometimes I forget what true happiness looks like. But I still have a long way in life, and I, along with most other people, am striving for that one day, when I find who I am, who I’m meant to be and the reason I am living. And if on that same day, I look in the mirror, I will see true happiness staring right back at me.