I dont understand

Taking a step away from those who have hurt me and i call friends.

realizing that i cant be the person they want me to be anymore.

feeling as if I'm in a bird in a cage, sitting there being watched by those people who walk by.

faking a smile just to be liked was just a waste of energy.

i thought it was gonna be easier when i got older....shows how much i knew back then.

we started giving each other classifications on what they did and what they looked like.

y the world changed? i don't understand.