Self-Respect

I don't need to be respected
Or socially protected
By beligerent peers
Who cherish the bland
And trample the land
As they persistently guzzle their beers

However, i don't need praise from the intellectual sods
With their systematic killing of the formerly glorious gods
Don't treat me special if you think above others,
For we may or may not be from God, but we are Earth's lovers

Please refrain from tipping your hat respectuflly
No one needs to appreciate me
Except for yours truly, myself and I
While I remain confident, and never awry.

Be sure in oneself, so others also might,
Through self-respect one gains social respite.
You shall stun and amaze, when you should find right.