Respect has to abound

 If I didn't respond, that doesn't mean, 

That I didn't hear, 

Every dialogue shouldn't be answered, 

If dignity has to be adhered. 

My silence is not my weakness, 

I choose to withhold my tongue, 

Why should I fall in my eyes, 

I have a standards to adhere. 

Should I fall in mine eyes, 

To answer you clear and straight, 

I can't fall from my standards,

Can't serve you on the same plate. 

I have to maintain my standards, 

I can't throw dirt all around, 

If dignity has to be adhered, 

Respect has to abound. 

R.A.Jacob