Why I Hide

And why I stopped hiding

Photo by Ian Keefe

Thanks to Bridget Baker and her Write Sh*t Mondays for the prompt.

I hide because I’m afraid of the consequences.

It’s not necessarily the fear of failure.

It’s the fear of, what if I actually succeed?

I hide because comfort is easier than standing out.

I have a whole brand about standing out.

But what am I doing to stand out?

I hide because I want to fit in.

I know I’ll get buried underneath the sea of sameness.

But what if I want to stay buried?

Isn’t that where comfort lies?

I hide because no one has shown me how to do anything else.

School and society teaches us how to become a cog in the machine.

It’s what we’re supposed to do.

But I’m starting to see the machine break down.

I stopped hiding because I’m not afraid of success.

I will change the world by giving creatives a platform to shine.

I flourish when I help others reach their full potential.

I stopped hiding because it’s time to stand out.

I have what I need, everything it takes, to step into the spotlight.

It’s time to let everybody see me.

I stopped hiding because fitting in is boring.

I realized being like everyone else makes me want to vomit.

I don’t want my tombstone to say “Here lies someone who fit in.”

I stopped hiding because the society we inherited was not built for us.

It was built for the billionaires who control everything: our food, our media, our politicians.

Machines were created for corporations, it’s time to build something for us.

I stopped hiding because we only have one life to lead.

What will you do with yours?