FREE ESSAY ON SECRETS

SECRETS

There is one part of my life that no one knows about. This secret has caused me to act in
ways I thought I wasn't capable of doing. For the past five years, I have been a keeper
of this secret, with no intentions to let go of it. 
I have purposely lied to my loved ones, for the fear of the revelation of my secret would
alienate me from the ones I love. In order to guard my secret, I have become very
deceiving, alienating, and paranoid. I would avoid conversations that I thought would
somehow lead to the discovery of my secret. I became very selective with the people I
communicated with. I have in term become a prisoner to this secret, letting it control my
every action and thought.
I know I should tell my close friends and family about my secret. I cannot go through my
life continuing to deceive the people closest to me. Why can't I have the courage to tell
people my secret? I envy those who can speak their own mind proudly and not care of the
consequences his words can cause him. I dream of that day when I can be liberated from
the chains of my secret, and show the world the real me.