Selfsame

Its hard to redefine oneself

Harder convincing others

The changes that occur inside

Take time to move life’s rudders

Our circumstance may not show signs

Past history is fixed

Our reputation follows us

Though deeper constructs shift

Name and appearance stay the same

Stimatizations stick

Stereotypes and labels

Are societal habits

Some actions are quite obvious

Yet too, such can be faked

Persona may show subtle change

But protocol is staked

Only the the heart knows its own ilk

The mind its thoughts and frame

Our motive and desires

Are the truth of self the same