Ourselves

Is it possible,
For us to understand,
To know,
Without a shadow of a doubt,
Ourselves?
We may think we know who we are,
Believe that we know ourselves better than anyone.
When in reality,
We are as clueless as the next person.
On many occasions we say that under a given circumstance,
We will react in a specific manner,
But when that moment comes,
Nothing but contradiction rings in the air.
Time and time again,
We say to the world,
This is who I am!
But this is all a lie.
We all find ourselves doing things,
We never thought we would do.
For reasons, we don't know.
People do crazy things,
When they are in love,
Lust,
Anger,
Isolation.
It's impossible to know how we will react,
Until faced with that obstacle,
Or challenge.