I am and I am not

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I am not the uniform that I am made to wear.

I am not the tie that hangs around my neck.
I am not the blazer that sweats me in summer.
I am not the nameplate that boasts my rank.

I am neither the wrinkles on my attire,
Nor am I the scars on my wooden face.
I am neither how upright I stand and stare,
Nor am I how mild or aggressive I sound.

There is more to me than that meets the eye,
Like all, I too am human and have emotions,

Thoughts and feelings, beliefs and prejudices,

Strengths and weaknesses, instincts and reasons.

I could be a refined gentleman, a savage beast,
An impractical idealist, an intellectual nihilist,
A reasonable realist, shrewd strategist, neo-narcissist
I could be none of these, yet more than their aggregate.
To fit me into groups, classify into classes is futility;
For, I am no exception away from this eternal evolution.