The cobblestones, slick and cold,
beneath my worn-out shoes.
Each step an echo, a question
asked in the language of soles against stone.
A path worn smooth by thinkers, dreamers,
seekers of answers found
in rustling leaves and the city's exhaled breath.
I am here too, walking in the shadows
of giants, their words like ghosts
lingering in the air.
Am I brave enough to breathe them in?
To let their wisdom mingle with my own
unformed thoughts, a chaotic symphony
searching for its rhythm, its melody?
The path winds on, a silent invitation.
I walk. I breathe. I listen.
And slowly, the answers begin
to take root.
Goldman's passionate advocacy for individual liberty, women's rights, and social justice made her a controversial but influential figure who helped shape radical politics in the early 20th century. Her ideas on anarchism, feminism and social change continue to be studied and debated today.
Emma Goldman