Perhaps You Should Leave It To Others Poem by Francis Duggan

You tell me of how great that you are though greatness can be a relative thing
Perhaps you should leave it to others your praises if they wish so for to sing
Self praise is no praise as some say this only does seem to be true
If of praise others feel you are worthy they will give you the praise you are due
You are one well into self promotion in this you are not one of the few
That we are in the age of self syndrome is not saying anything that is new
In the twenty first century of advanced technology narcissism does seem to be rife
With many it is quite the in thing and has become a way of life
Those willing to help those doing it tough are truly great people indeed
But of more of their sort the kind and compassionate the Human World it is badly in need
To them there is far more to their existence than living only for me, myself and i
That empathy is one of the great human gifts is surely not stating a lie
You do tell of how great you are at least in your own mind you are great
But perhaps you should leave it to others your successes for to celebrate