Proclamations & confessions, words and promises...
how does one pass the judgment?

Look for the reflexes.

For the reflex action is automatic and beyond conciousness
like a tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon or the dilation of the pupils.
They reflect the hidden impulses
your true intentions.
For you can override your words & actions
but you can never win yourself in a battle of desires.

Wanna enhance your self-awareness?
Examine your own reflexes.

They tell you more of yourself than the mirror,
they tell me more of you than your words.

And tonight, I gain a disappointing revelation
from your reflexes.