In What In Ourselves We Do See

'Tis said we dislike in others in what in ourselves we do see And though with that saying just like all other sayings not everyone does agree That we can see our own worst traits in others does make some sense to me They become the reflective mirrors of our negativity In our dislike of others we mostly tend to be discreet But we cannot like everybody that we get to know or meet Are we that any different to the little girl or boy Amongst their many playthings they have one favourite toy For to like everybody equally one would need to be a saint And very few if anyone who are completely free of taint To like some better than others is quite a natural thing And the praises of those that we like we find easy to sing And that we dislike in others what in ourselves we see Is a saying that has some truth in it or so 'twould seem to me.