Respect

Miss Franklin once said RESPECT find out what it means to me And when I first heard it as a little girl, how powerful that was I didn’t see But as I experience people who take me for granted And wish all the feelings ,love ,loyalty and time I’ve given could be recanted I recognise the meaning of the words she sang It radiates Self worth self pride and girl god dang ! The words you preach are heaven to my ears They have been empowering me for years Because recently I made a choice to give someone more than they deserved A space in my life and heart was reserved But all they did was not appreciate the things I gave Cheated , lied ,betrayed me and even then I still forgave But that forgiveness didn’t mean a thing either As he still felt the need to ring her Even though he told me she didn’t matter and about her he didn’t care That she wasn’t special and he actually before it didn’t even know her Turns out his expectations of what he accepts compared to mine are lower he would tell me he loved me I was special and important and that he made a huge mistake Turns out that was all lies and for his own sake Because he continued to take advantage of the forgiveness I’d given Whilst still trying to keep things hidden But that’s not respect and he clearly doesn't understand the meaning Discontent is all he leaves me feeling Love can turn to hate real quick when Respect isn’t shared To think he was a person who I once for cared So when respect isn’t served then it’s time to find me gone Don’t worry… respectfully I’m already movin on These are your mistakes , you only have yourself to blame I hope you one day look back and feel the shame Because I did nothing wrong But love you all along so It’s your loss not mine as what have I lost exactly A man who disrespected me , lied to me , cheated , and showed no appreciation and showed me no Respect .. Well That’s hardly satisfactory I guess RESPECT you should find out what it means to me And when you figure it out do me a favour Just leave me be !