I hang my head in deference

racial division, sexual derision, religious persecution, fairness an illusion, shadows in the night, hiding in plain sight, inconspicuous, obvious.

I turn my head from pretense

fashionable cachet, elite cadre, superior attitudes, spouting platitudes, material health, worshipping wealth, conspicuous, oblivious.

I shake my head with impatience

conscientious objection, defying convention, litmus test, non-violent protest, whistle blower, hemp grower.

I look ahead for guidance

enduring adversity, longing for clarity, individual affirmation, vivid imagination, needing to be different like everybody else.

I bow my head in reverence.

SELF

Willing and mindful
Identity element
Nothing is the same.