The day we were born we were given a name
That may not be our own
A signal for people to get our attention
And pull us out of the zone
In time the name’s defining
When people hear it they think of you
Attaching thoughts and judgments
Regardless of if they’re true
Sometimes this is in our favor
Other times it takes us down
The name signaling who we used to be
But negating who we are now
And what if the name we’re given
Was attached to another person first
So that people projected that one on us
From the moment of our birth
Well that hardly can be called fair
It’s like we never had a chance
First having to assert that we’re not them
Before we can ever take our stance
For some this is a challenge
We cannot be that strong
To resist how people are shaping us
With the thoughts that we are wrong
It’s like any definition
We are limited by what we’re called
Unless we transcend all definitions
By assuming the Name that can exalt
It’s a name given in secret
By the Name above all names
That within contains the very fullness
Of the Origins from which we came
This Name does not define us
It simply reminds us of who we are
Disintegrating any thought that we are less
Than that which shapes the stars
Sometimes the name we’re given
Is the first lie we’re ever told
The life we live subsequently
Is just watching the lies unfold
But we do not have to claim this
Just because that’s all we know
Just ask Hashem who we really are
Then let the you that’s not you go
Ask the Creator what your Name is
Then live into the highest vision
Day by day receiving clues
Until you come into recognition
Then one day you will know it
The Name that’s truly you
Live this Name within your heart of hearts
Until your transformation comes into view
That’s when you are living the revelation
Knowing the eternal you as you are known
Freed from the limits of temporal judgments
Attached to a name that was not your own
© Copyright 2015 Pedro S. Silva II
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