Am I a good person?

Am I a good person?

I think about this often.

The question that lingers

And dictates

And keeps me wondering 

It’s hard to answer

We think we are

We know ourselves

But we see ourselves as who we want to be

How we want to be

How do we think we are

But the truth is, we don’t know the real us

Only the outside can see us clearly

See how we act

See how we walk

How we walk

How we interact with others

We ask those around us this question 

But are they really going to answer us with candor

Are they going to tell us the truth

No

No, they will say what we want us to hear

Nice 

Polite

Sweet 

And genuine

But is that reality?

Are we really those things?

The question still lingers.

Am I a good person?