Some call it pride, or
self-glorification;
but I've got an ego so it's
self-admiration.

I might seem conceited, or
full of assumption;
but without huff, I'd
call it presumption.

Amour Propre- O! What a word
for one's vanity!
Yet out of self-love,
I'll stick with snobbery.

Arrogance, perhaps, but
I'd call it pragmatism.
Condescension, I'm sure!
(But let's go with egotism.)

Some full of swagger,
airs; exaltation;
my self-esteem says it's
mere self-laudation.

Many say I have hauteur,
which is contumely plain to see.
Thanks to my superiority, though,
it's plain immodesty.

With haugtiness I've given you
synonyms of self-respect,
so keep your patronage and
vainglory ever more in check.

Heh, very clever--your style shows great potential. Try to maintain a consistent rhythm to allow a smoother word flow. For instance, in the second stanza:

6 I might seem conceited, or -- 7 syllables
7 full of assumption; -- 5 syllables
8 but without huff, I'd -- 5 syllables
9 call it presumption. -- 5 syllables

Perhaps line 8 would better match with line 6 if it were worded something like this: "but without a huff I could" or something suitably wordy (to fit your pattern) -- perhaps tossing in a word like "repeated" or "cheated" or something else, to compliment "conceited".

In short, a lively effort that brought a smile to my face--and that could, with minor alterations, become a great piece of verse. :)


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