Poem: We Men are Equal to Women (with audio)

WE MEN ARE EQUAL TO WOMEN

March 8th is the day when we celebrate International Women’s Day. Below is a poem to mark this important event.

We men are equal to women

In many ways we resemble our women

Same eyes, same nose

Same ears, same mouth

Without women, men cannot be

Without men, women cannot be

We men are equal to women

We men are equal to women

In many ways we echo our women

Same acumen

Same specimen

Without women, men cannot live

Without men, women cannot live

We men are equal to women

We men are equal to women

In many ways we reflect our women

Same strength, same beauty

Same breadth, same traits

Without women, men cannot see

Without men, women cannot see

We men are equal to women

We men are equal to women

In many ways we relate to our women

We create, we forget

We select, we protest

Without women, men cannot breathe

Without men, women cannot breathe

We men are equal to women

We men are equal to women

In many ways we mirror our women

We care, we blame

We dare, we shame

Without women, men cannot exist

Without men, women cannot exist

We men are equal to women

We men are equal to women

In many ways we resemble our women

But sometimes our brains go on a rampage and we destroy our women

Like energumens, we become possessed

Devoid of reason, we wreak havoc and leave destruction in our wake

Blinded by our passions, we lose track of our vision

Where is the peace that our women claim?

Where is the truth that they wish us to proclaim?

In violence, there is nothing to gain

Just pain

No fame, no name, just shame

We men cannot be called men

When we fail to shudder at the sight of the bodies and minds

that we’ve maimed

Look! See! Feel!

Deep down we are just the same!

We love and we share

We build and we create!

Remember, without women, men cannot be and

Without men, women cannot be

We men are equal to women

And that will always be!

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