High Value Person

Poem

I don’t gloat in victory

Or pout in failure

I don’t brag

Of my conquests and possessions;

I’m considerate

To the less fortunate

And graceful with the defeated;

Suffer I must

But without a murmur of complaint;

I choose well in my taste

And I avoid ostentation,

Showmanship and buffoonery

I let my actions,

Achievements and accomplishments

Speak for me

At the expense of my mouth;

I do and acquire

The things I like

And not those I value highly

For their impressions on others;

And if they impress others

Then I let it be;

I stay in synche

With my energy and mood

While remaining polite

Respectful and responsible

I listen well

To my conscience

And I follow the moral dictates

Of my natural way;

Although not perfect

I try to do as many of these

As often as I can and will;

For I earn an air

Of distinction and class

That birth and money

Or power and status alone

Cannot bestow