Earn It

You want respect?
Earn it.

Do not expect me
To beg for you,
I bow before NO ONE.

You desire "equality"?
Learn to walk alongside
Rather than ahead or behind.

You want me to want you?
Don't wait for a cue
I don't grovel.

You long for a "relationship"?
Learn what the word means
And how to spell it.

You want to be with me?
Merit that with truth,
Or become just one more
Nameless face in a crowd.

You want respect?
Earn it.