There is More to Me

Please, I ask of you,
do not judge me weak
when you cannot see
the rest of my load;
Don't judge me selfish
when you can't bear witness
to my humble intentions.
Please, I ask of you,
do not judge me a half-wit
when you cannot observe
the endlessness of my thoughts;
Do not judge me weak
when you can't behold
the depths of my pain.

Don't presume to know why I cry.
Don't presume to know why I laugh.
Don't presume to know why I'm angry.
Don't presume to know why I'm scared.

Remember,
what you see of me is not all there is.
I have stories you may never know; 
I have depths you may never see;
I have knowledge and insights
that you may never understand.

It is not for you to discern
who I am or what I can do.
It is not for you to delineate
my limitations or capacities.
You do not get to define me
or place me in a box.

None of us are
two dimensional humans.
We all have stories,
we all have hardships.
There is more to me,
there is more to everyone
than the surface level observations
that you glean;
For we are all
multifaceted beings
with great depth.