If you think you are good

If you think you are good, let silence be your cloak, In quiet strength, let humble actions speak your truth, For boasting draws the eye that seeks to find the flaw, And pride invites the storm that tests the strongest bough. Why does the devil fear to challenge God in fight? Not might displayed, but principle that governs light. Through experience alone true power finds its voice, The wise advise: prove not your worth, but make the better choice. Let others be the judge, though crowds may stand divided, Where truth can find no home, and corruption has presided. In peer pressure's grip, what honesty remains? Only the steadfast heart that inner virtue sustains. To prove yourself superior to the father's name Will fracture bonds with daughter, kindle bitter flame. All men bear flaws—this is the natural law, In acceptance, find the peace that pride will never draw. I bite my tongue on leadership, though criticism burns, My livelihood depends on what this partnership returns. They hold the upper hand, I avoid the coming strife, And seek discreet the moments to preserve my inner life. To make them think you know brings only contradiction, Your image falls, you lo