Well you know yourself to be . . .

Well, you know yourself

by the “in character” you keep

to interface for you with others.

Well, others’ “in character”

of themselves that is.

Your personal and private

“in character” theme writer

generally has your script in hand

and has built a storyline

and the presence of mind

for you to deliver it.

Others have this presence

in place also.

Sometimes there is vying for topic

for positionality,

or for speak first or speak last.

Each of us wants to be heard.

Sometime we give recognition

to another

especially if their script

somehow interplays into ours.

There can be a continuance

of exchanges

if each of the scriptwriters

is in sync with the other.

Occasionally, there is the risk

of saying something cryptic

and encoded

that goes beyond these projections.

Wildly, at times,

disguises are dropped or forgotten

based on the immediacy at hand.

Even close friends

can fall into this deep

beyond the knowing of the other.

Almost everyone has agreed

that this is the best way to go,

to be who we are

and to have agreement

about it with others.

Surely some are way better at this

then most of the rest

but we sort towards

our skill level and equals.

The journey of knowing oneself

seems well served by this as method.

It is an attempt

at getting to the source of oneself

without getting in each other’s way.

Some have the time and the means

while others seem to get

no true useful answers.

And in the end, as all along the way,

we all agreed to agree,

that you seem to know yourself to be.

Now whither that is

at all really useful to you,

well that is totally

another line of questions . . .