Don’t mess with ladies by Letizia Coppola

Column 15. October 7, 2018. Introduction by Benjamin Daniel Lawless.

What I find so brilliant about this week’s poem, by Letizia Coppola of Italy, is the truth is written so simply: Respect others. If you don’t, watch out.

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Don’t mess with ladies

by Letizia Coppola

I will compare a woman to a dragon.
Usually, women love to be treated with
Respect and appreciation.

They are very giving and most times, you
Don’t have to ask for anything.

They are mothers, they are sisters.
They are women.

But don’t mess with them and treat
Them wrong because then they will change
Into the dragon, spitting fire everywhere.

So people, let’s treat a woman like a
Butterfly in your hands.
Keep them open and let her fly.

Poem copyright © 2018 by Letizia Coppola. Poem printed by permission of Letizia Coppola.
Introduction copyright © 2018 by Solo Press, written by Benjamin Daniel Lawless.

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