"People only show you what they want"

"People only show you what they want",

I used to never understand this saying,

I suppose that was because I never bothered to take a true look at the people around me, or maybe I was too young

When I got older I started noticing the differences in how people act around certain others, and that was when I started understanding the meaning,

when I noticed my friends acting differently around boys,

when I noticed my parents acting differently around family,

when I noticed myself acting like everything was ok,

we're all just clowns entertaining the people around us,

while we hide what we fear makes us weak.