I'm Not Different...I'm A Masochist

Why does it hurt so much to be me? What is wrong with just being who I am without harming others? The price of being different than the other bees in the hive is that they'll try to sting you to death. Still, I'd rather be an authentic me than be a mindless, soulless cipher, always being and doing as I'm told. It takes a little masochism, though. Mature content. ~1720 words.