Misconstrued

Every day we try to be ourselves

But it is very hard

As others can misconstrue you

The words you say

The way you look

Or the way you behave

It’s all taken out of context

And made into something else

In the minds of others

Then it’s that version of you

Which gets played to others

Then spirals out of control

Can people not just take us,

For who we are

And not project things onto you

Or is it because

People don’t actually know us

Or even bother getting to know how we tick

There are assumptions made about people

And judgments falling down

But really, who is the real us?

Jo Anne Kennedy

October 2019