Is this the way life supposed to be?

Is this the way life supposed to be?
Struggling between question to stay or flee.

Its a war, a fight,
To prove that you are the one who’s right,
Leaving the hands holding me close,
Just to get cuts from thorns while looking for rose,
Faking the smiles,
Forgetting the number you can’t dial,
Getting those cold feet,
And then hiding under the sheet,

Is this the way life supposed to be?
Truth reflected in the eyes, now you can’t even see.

Yearning to escape from the crowd,
Yet wanting to stand out, make them proud,
Running around to get some peace,
Thinking became a disease,
Happiness now comes on lease,
Basics has been ceased.

Is this the way life supposed to be?
Where even emotions does not come for free.

~Aabha🌈