With the world advancing and changing at unforeseeable speed, one would think that people's perception, or better yet, understanding of relationships between men and women would've improved along with the rest of society.
However, reality paints a different picture. Women are still struggling to become free-spirited individuals, and for the most part, cannot escape our shadows.
Whether in business, social, or personal issues, most women remain second best- behind in most fields - although they're very much capable of doing an equal (if not better) job than most of us.
Yes, women have an unique perspective that needs to be fully incorporated and accepted; otherwise, this world of ours will never even stir towards the road to perfection.
Many strives and steps have been taken over the years; nevertheless, too many women continue to suffer (both physically and emotionally), causing tremendous imbalance to this world.
It's time for women to gain absolute freedom from us men!
Personally, from this moment forward, I'm relinquishing my throne. I no longer want to be called "King," "Master," nothing at all. I'm opening the gates of freedom, inviting every conscious woman to join me in mutual council, to create, change, and eradicate rules.
Even more, I welcome with open arms the opportunity to exist within their thoughts, to learn more, explore, and find our way back home. That way, women like Kesho Yvonne Scott (from the book Wild Women Don't Wear No Blues) won't have to feel imprisoned within her femininity and womanhood, as she expressed:
"I understood what mama meant when she said she 'wanted to be born a man.' I did too. It had something to do with seeing men have more freedom... for the girls, they were expected to keep their eyes on the right man, and live through their husband's achievements."
Being a true believer of absolute freedom, I truly hope that all men can gain the confidence and trust to simply let go. To mutually share, respect, and love the magic touch women posses in life.
So, as an ending thought, I'll simply quote Audre Lorde (from the book Wild Women Don't Wear No Blues), who- in writing about the Erotic said:
"The sharing of joy, whether physical, emotional, psychic, or intellectual, forms a bridge between the sharers, which can be the basis for understanding much of what is not shared between them, and lessens the threat of their difference."
United we'll conquer it all.
GX
