A fool thinks respect
Is earned
Thereby working so hard
To attain the title
Make a lot of money
Own expensive items
Attain power
Thinking that is how
Respect is earned
Since that is what fools think
Not understanding that
The only way to earn respect
Is by giving respect
To those from whom
The respect is desired
And even more not realizing
That no one
No matter what the title
How much money
How much power
And how much goods you own
Will give you more respect
Than the respect you show them
No matter how lowly
How poor
How weak
Or without possessions
That person may be
So that fools keep on
Going around parading
That title around their necks
Showing off the riches
Exercising their powers
Disrespecting everyone in their way
Wondering why
No one respects them
