The Realization

Sometimes we think we know a person really well and we look up to them no matter what. We respect them, follow them and stand up for them. And then suddenly one day, everything comes crumbling down....We realize they were never what they seemed to be. At least not entirely...They were never really truthful about themselves and their lives and to make it worse, they hid the bad parts from us. We realize we have only been building all these bonds around all the lies.  To protect ourselves from the truth so that it hurts a little less. 
But it hurts a lot. The fake persona doesn't really help and we hit the ground really hard. We realize that it's time to get real. It's time to see the truth.