An Ode to the Respectable

You promised you would protect me
Why do you instead deflect onto me
Your own failed dreams and trajectory?

You inject me with your perfection infection:
Though I stand erect and correct
I still fall short of what you expect

How can you expect me to respectfully
Respect you if you don't respect too?

Since you neglect to check this behavior,
The consequences you must savor:

One day I will not need to impress.
Guess who won't be mentioned in my success?