I Know I Am Selfish

I know I am selfish and no need to tell me That what in others I dislike in my own self I do see But the seed of selfishness it is in us all In our own ways we can be so very small. I know I am selfish to that I say so You are telling me something that I already know But you only see in me what you see in you That we see ourselves in others happens to be true. I know I am selfish but that's not my only flaw To be selfish is not breaking any man made law I would be in prison if such were a crime With billions of others like me serving time. You say I am selfish tell me something new I am one of many my type are not few And as for you well you are not the most unselfish person I've known But the flaws we see in others in ourselves we disown.