Inside of Me

You will never see
what's inside of me
you will merely glimpse it

you will only have the idea
of what you think I am
by what you judge me to be

you will take in my actions
how I talk to you
to others
how I do the things you see
and what you perceive me to be

you will absorb all of this
and determine who I am

but that won't be
who I am
that won't be me
that will just be
your version of me

like watching a tv show
and getting an idea
about the characters
in the beginning

you think you know
what they will do
who they will become
and then the twist hits
you see the deeper side
what drives them
or made them who they are
and your opinion changes

that's me
that's everyone

you get an idea about them
and you conrete that
in your mind
that's who they are
until something changes
something happens

these changes either
make or break you
they can shatter
your view of them
of the world

and you blame them
for changing something
inside of you
but, it was you who
caused that change
you who built
this false foundation

because you judged them
and put them in this place
solidified the idea
inside your mind
about who they were

but, you never thought
to ask them
who they are
what made them
who they became

just a simple question
but we chose
to make up our own minds
rather than sit and talk
and find out the demons
the angels
the shadows
and the light

anything can change
who you are
just one small thing
can alter the road
you are on

think about that
the next time
someone you know
changes who they are

find out what
sparked that change
rather than chastizing
and judging
what you thought
they were

you never know what
someone is going through
without ever
asking