Respect Is a Two-Way Street

Whatever the color of your skin, Whatever religious group you are in, Whatever political party floats your boat, What you think, or for whom you vote, I can respect your right to be If you give the same respect to me. Do not label me what I may not be From what I write, you cannot “know” me I do not expect you to like everything I write, If so, just click your mouse, do not start a fight. I can respect your right to be If you give the same respect to me. I do not come to Poetry Soup To find a particular like-minded group. Not looking for somebody out to fight, I come to share some poems I write. I can respect your right to be If you give the same respect to me. I enjoy, too, reading the rhymes you post I love to read the narrative stories most Ideas, yes, I enjoy reading them, too, But do not expect me to join your queue. Whatever the color of your skin, Whatever religious group you are in, Whatever political party floats your boat, What you think, or for whom you vote. I can respect your right to be If you give the same respect to me. [Sometimes it takes repetition to get one’s point across.]