Variables

You have known me only 

From the time we met 

You know nothing of my past

But drawn conclusions 

Based on my present 

Do you realize my present

Is not shaped by my past

But because of the present

Circumstances 

And my future will depend

On the cumulative effect of

Past and present.

How little is our claim that

We know each other so well

How little is our knowledge base

Of humans, we interact with on a daily basis. 

How little we know of deep-seated

Fears residing in individuals

For are we not all actors playing

Different roles on the stage

Dictated by so many variables?