My Soul's Size

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him. ~ Booker T. Washington

Sometimes I feel so small,
puny, insignificant...
and never more than those times
I put someone else down,
belittle them, disdain them,
dishonor them.
Why would I need to do that
to anybody who didn't make me feel
small
insignificant
puny
a failure?
When I allow them size
I grow.