Stand, gentlemen, now in front of a woman

Photographer:
steamtug1959
Uploaded:
2021-12-20
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Chairs & Benches

6 Comments

  1. steamtug1959
    steamtug1959 ·

    For all the violence imposed on her.
    For all the humilation she has suffered.
    For the body that you exploited.
    For the intelligence that you have condemned her for.
    For the ignorance that made you leave her.
    For the freedom that you have denied her.
    For the mouth you shut, and the wings you clipped.

    Stand, gentlemen, now in front of a woman,
    and this is not enough,
    bow everytime you look at her soul,
    because she knows how to see yours,
    because she knows how to make it sing.

    Stand, gentlemen, whenever she caresses your hand,
    everytime she dries your tears,
    as if you were one of her children,
    and when she waits, even if she wants to run.

    Stand, and remain standing, my friends,
    when she enters the room singing of love,
    and when she hides her pain and loneliness
    while having the terrible need to be loved.

    Do not try to stretch your hand to help
    when she collapses under the weight of the world,
    she does not need your pity.

    She needs you to sit on the ground with her
    and wait for the beat of her heart to slow down
    and her fear to disappear,
    and the world to continue to turn quietly.

    She is the first to stand
    and to give you a hand to help you pull yourself up
    and bring you closer to the sky.

    High in the sky, where her soul lives,
    and where, gentlemen, you will never tear her from.

  2. rolfmg
    rolfmg ·

    Great composition and message!

  3. roaringtree
    roaringtree ·

    Powerful words of insight!

  4. steamtug1959
  5. roaringtree
    roaringtree ·

    @steamtug1959 Well that is lovely... generosity is a beautiful thing, thank you for sharing this! :-)

  6. steamtug1959
    steamtug1959 ·

    @rolfmg @roaringtree William Shakespeare wrote that. This Bench is in a small Village (near Verona) where the Pub Owner grills for free for the whole Village on the last Friday of every Month (you pay only for Wine and Drinks). There is a lot of Harmony (& Fun!!!!) in this village!!!!

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