Not Two Of A Kind

Are you one who tends to ridicule others when them you criticize
Or above such ordinary behaviour are you one who tries to rise
And use your criticisms in a constructive way
Personal verbal attacks and criticism are different one might say.

Those who ridicule are arrogant and for arrogance no prize
And the arrogant are ordinary they never do grow wise
Yet some they insult do look up to them and to befriend them do try
Why sometimes the offended party behaves in such a way I often wonder why?

Though the complexities of human behaviour seems too big a thing for me
The arrogant I do know do remain as ordinary
And though many of them seen as successful with that one must agree
They do sadly lack in wisdom compassion and empathy.

Criticism and insult are not two of a kind
In those who criticize you some compassion you may find
But the one who insults you only cause you offense
Such people are very ignorant and lack in common sense.