We Dislike In Others

We dislike in others what in ourselves we do see The person who first said that certainly was not me But with that person whether it be a he or a she With their words of wisdom I can only agree Those who crave for power dislike those who for power with them compete And such people are never graceful in defeat They sulk like a spoilt child if they don't have their way They expect respect though to others respect they don't pay. We dislike in others what in ourselves we suppress Though our dislike for them in our own words we express With your words towards those people you do seem unkind Though some of their thinking in yourself you do find. We dislike in others what we see in ourselves and it is no surprise That with our words such people we try to downsize Whoever said these words first to soul searching gave rise And surely that person was one who was wise.