Perseverance?

The issue with perseverance
Is that to fully solidify its strength
You must first threaten to let it go
And those that may know you as the perseverer
That sudden change in description
May frigthen them
And they'll step back
And they'll rethink
Reconstruct
You
Yes, you
In their minds
So that the only memory they have of you
Was the one they altered to fit in the new
Impatient
Inappropriate
Fake bastard
That you tested once upon a time to be