I never really wanted to discuss this
so baldly
but, if you want this conversation
so badly
I am certainly willing to partake.

I was rude,
that’s true.
I was disrespectful.
I was unkind.
All these things I have consistently
freely admitted
but never before
did I provide a reason.
I was not kind
because it is not my way.
I was disrespectful
because I do not respect you.

If I really thought you were my equal
I’d have behaved somewhat differently.
I could be wrong, of course.
If I were your equal,
I’d be more prone to being wrong
but I am without peer
and don’t make mistakes like you would.
I don’t make emotional decisions like you do.
I don’t let bias color me
as is your wont.

I’m not saying that makes me superior
– not in those exact words.
But
you do know what imply means,
don’t you?
Good.
And in his context?