Respect Me As An Equal

Respect Me as an equal and respect to you I'll pay I'm too old for playing mind games I've never been that way The one who derives pleasure in verbally putting others down Will never be looked up to as the most loved one in town, Those who use words as an offensive weapon with their sins have to live Cruel words can wound fragile feelings and prove hard to forgive If you cannot offer respect such you will not receive We do sow our own Karma on that I do believe, Low in their sense of self esteem and without common sense The arrogant and insensitive with their words cause offense, offensive people who are ageing have not learned from life at all They don't leave us with happy memories of them for to recall The one without reason to offend me will never be my friend He or she I do not wish to know of that I won't pretend.