I was watering my rose garden and you walked by
my place

I almost ran up to you in a lustful, unsensitive
haste

I almost cried cause I acted so insensitive

But I wanted you to know about the feather-soft
warmth I could give

I respect your feelings

I respect your gender

I respect your existence

I'll always be tender

Cause I respect your feelings

As a woman and a human

I'll be the pansy-growing gardener of our bouquet
of love

A flower-wielding soldier with the grace of a
dove

I'll love you all, heart, mind and soul, I'd
never think of anything cheap

I'll read you some of my poems before you go to
sleep

I respect your feelings

I respect your gender

I respect your existence

I'll always be tender

Cause I respect your feelings

As a woman and a human