Oneself

As usual ......

In school, one always looks like a teacher.
In school, one always behaves like a teacher.
In school, one always talks like a teacher.
In school, one always looks proper and prim.
In school, one always looks confident and definite.

However.....

When one is alone, one always hides under the bed.
When one is alone, one always mumbles to oneself.
When one is alone, one always sobs upon listening to sad tunes.
When one is alone, one always falls into the deep end.
When one is alone, one is never the same as the one in school.

Why .....

The reason is, one is an adult.
The reason is, one has too much to bear.
The reason is, one has too many regrets in her past.
The reason is, one does not know how to face tomorrow.
The reason is, one no longer recognises who one is.

This is life ......
A never ending story .....