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