Darling, You were born to dance.
Around the truth and
freedom, you were falsely told you had.
Dance to his words
Visibly unchained,
Bound to doing his bidding.
You were born to dance, darling.
See the way your body vibrates
Breaks and Moulds
As he gives colors to your skin.
Dance to the music
The thump, smash, the crashes,
To the sound of this cringe worthy music.
If you’re not going to walk,
Dance into the battlefield.
That no one told you your life would become
Break the routine.
With Your head held high.
You were born to dance, darling.
But to your own rhythm.
Because I was taught that a real man never hits women. He’s raised to treat his lady like a Princess, proving he was brought up by a Queen. Because I’ve seen women close to me, staying in abusive relationships. I wrote this poem in support for #Breaktheroutine by Victim support U.K.
Love,
Manal
Great efforts.! Beautifully done.! 👏
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Thank you 😊
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What you said was exactly right..how can a man treat woman like a slave?? She is your better half,how can we treat better half violently..and women should raise their voice and hands .But many are inferior.And as women depend economically on husband,they’re treated like that. And also society pressure.When she raise above all with wings of courage she can find the way to end this.And she can lead a life oh her own with much dignity
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Well said! Absolutely. We need to raise awareness in women to raise their voice against domestic violence.
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A man who puts his hand on a woman besides any other reason than love is not a man. A woman is a queen and should be treated as such, this was a great article, great words and I too support it!
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True that! Absolutely agreed. Thank you
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Welcome🌹
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😊
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Beutiful words. Not only we must stand against abuse, it is equally important for us to be accountable of our own actions. We must be careful not to turn people into abusers by our actions as well.
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Exactly. Women are too strong t
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Women are too strong to stay victims of something.
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🙂
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😊
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Its not just physical violence, mental violence and cruelty is much more worse and it breaks you apart. Even if you are independent financially, you just can’t cut the relationship and quit. Its easy to shout about women empowerment but at root level still women are vulnerable.
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Unhealthy relationships need to be pruned. No point in calling yourself independent if you can’t take the necessary steps to save yourself. Women have been made vulnerable but not for long. We can’t think like that anymore. Future is female.
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good
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Thank you
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Great post but for a moment the image took my breath away!!
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Thanks. The video is even more beautifully made.
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True!! Giving beautiful meaning!!
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😊😊
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your words and the dance routine gave that music a meaning.
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Thank you so much
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lovely
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Thank you
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That is beautiful. There is absolutely no excuse for abuse. A man should have to sit in a cell and reflect how he arrived there.
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True. Yet it’s devastating how high the domestic abuse rate is even in these times with awareness/support organisations and laws against it.
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Thanks, Manal. Though I knew it was a work of art, I could not watch more that 51 seconds of the video. Male violence is too real and personal for me.
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I’m so sorry to hear that. You know we all stand with you in support.
One day soon we will see it end.
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Damn. Very powerful.
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Thank you so much.
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Amazing use of image and poem to highlight the difference between dance of love and dance of violence.
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Thank you so much. Xx
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This is a very good post and an important one!
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Thank you. Xx
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Beautiful poem
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Thank you xx
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👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 for a great post and message for those who are in abusive relationships! I agree that a man (or a woman, or anyone) shouldn’t have to hurt others (whether physically, mentally or emotionally); any relationship with that kind of dynamic is a relationship that shouldn’t happen. 🙁
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Thank you Nicolle. And I absolutely agree.
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Very powerful Beautifully written and delivered.
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Thank you so much.
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I was slapped on Sunday. But I deserved it.
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Oh may I ask what happened? I don’t think physical abuse is ever the answer.
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Oh, neither do I. But I should have kept my mouth shut. I just took the slap. It all blew over, but I really need to keep a lid on my temper, or I’ll be getting another slap I guess.
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Oh umm well In that case, you should clench your hands and count backwards when you’re angry. Might help with the anger
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I’m doing The Work. It seems to be helping. Thanks for the tip, though. 🙂
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That’s great.
Sure no problem 😊
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Beautiful poem for such a worthy reason.
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Thank you Ipuna.
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Great poem and powerful video, loved the end. Well done to everyone. Sadly domestic violence seems to withstand efforts to wipe it out. But by raising public awareness there is hope 😉
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Your writing is gorgeous, beautiful vid to go with beautiful poetry. x
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Thank you so much 😊
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Women often do. We are taught a relationship is a marker of desirability, lovability, value from young. So most of our minds are trained to want to deal with it all. Sad,
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We are designed that way. It is sad. True that.
Thanks for the comment.
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xo
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