Never Put Others Down Poem by Francis Duggan

Your great dreams in life by all means you pursue
But to your higher self you should always be true
In your quest for glory never put others down
By fair means only you should seek your renown
Too many are ruthless in their quest for fame
In their trash talking of others they cannot see the shame
In their bad treatment of those they look on as rivals all of their compassion they've lost
With them it does seem 'tis win at any cost
If you cannot win fairly why bother to try
If a right to a fair go someone else you deny
'Tis better to lose gracefully if you cannot win with grace
The fair go for all we all ought to embrace
Respect to those you see as opponents you should always pay
And if you want to win do win in the fair way.