This is the closest thing to honesty.
Every quote you’ve ever heard about
treating your woman like a queen
is right.
But it's not true.
A queen. they say. Treat her like a QUEEN.
But what is a QUEEN?
You, who have never bowed your head to kiss the earth, who have never sworn fealty, who've never beaten your brow against the rage of a world - how would you understand a QUEEN.
We have this image of spoiled royalty
a pretty princess dress
a tiara
a girl in a high tower
or a woman, on a throne, cold and dismissive.
But that's not right
a QUEEN is DUTY
to the people
to the land
to a kingdom.
A QUEEN is a country.
A QUEEN is only ever A QUEEN.
You have a choice.
Blessed are you, man.
You have a choice.
Be a peasant
a blacksmith
a merchant
be anything in the world.
But treat your woman like A QUEEN.
So be a knight.
Not a knight in shining armor
She doesn't need to be saved.
She's A QUEEN
She walks with crushed empires in her shoes
She rises.
Maybe blood drips from her sword
Maybe it’s a slaughter
But she builds the empire.
My head is my throne
My lip is my kingdom
My eyes are my army
My breath is my law
My hands are my sword
My heart is my crown.
I am a country at war
an empire in birth
a court on fire.
I am a warning
and a reminder
There’s a reason why, exactly, the QUEEN is the deadliest player on the board.