I think you are saying that this person is trying to break free of rumors of something and trying to live their own life. They have had a troubled past and now they are still trying to fight it. I loved the imagery you used here dashiel because the wording is great. You stepped out of ypur element here I think but it just shows how much you can write. A real poet can write about anything and I believe this is one of your better poems. Well done

My confusion in this poem is that I don't know who is the narrator. At first, I thought "the heir" is the one speaking to the one who died per se, but there are a few stanzas that seem the opposite as if the one who died is talking to "the heir." Other than that, I find some strong lines in this piece and some good images as well. It does have this mysterious tone surrounding this poem. I enjoyed it.