Respect for self
Lies in the belief
You deserve the best
Settling for nothing else

Action is the way
To be in the fray
Just a turn away
From where your ambitions lay

Always respect yourself
Carefully treat the self
Are the necessary steps
Dwell on it till death

Haughty or harmless
Egoistic or modest
You get treated by the rest
In reflected self respect

Intrinsic nature unnoticed
Qualities largely ignored
Personality to the fore
Judgements others hold

Sense of fullness
Happy about life
Grateful for the gifts
Thankful for the insults

Consistency in conduct
Not the solution
Hacking the inessintial
Life's most essential

Tolerance for disrespect
Nothing to circumspect
Best answer is silence
Just a mirror to its presence