Joined At Birth, Anima

To be of nature apart from myself
And find its meaning is threaded from birth
To be male or female, to be one self
As two are one, its strange value or worth
To find there is beauty to pursue
To be male , yet be gentle to comply
And understand empathy has value
To see a feminine world through a male eye
Grounded in confidence of one's skin
Accept each heart felt burden, to forgive
To not think emotion revealed a sin
Allowing sensitivity to live

 To grasp we're born from both male and female
 To know two form one, on life's weighted scale

contest Anima
4/27/16

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 5/20/2016 6:58:00 PM
I really liked your take on this, it all forms into one whole after all, both having equal importance. Congratulations!
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Date: 5/18/2016 6:58:00 PM
Very nice! Congrats!
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Date: 5/18/2016 5:52:00 PM
Hi Frederic--Thank you so much for such a great write! A deserving winner for sure. "To see a feminine world through a male eye" is probably the single line that jumped out at me the most in all the writes.
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Date: 4/28/2016 9:18:00 PM
gosh, you REALLY got the idea, Frederick. PUts my old entry to shame. I used an older one. Too lazy to come up with something new. I fully expect to see this on the winners' list!!
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Date: 4/27/2016 2:48:00 PM
for a man to access his feminine side is a gift.. the anima in you radiates, frederick.. a fine read!..huggs
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