I went on a march in town, and saw two small girls proudly holding up a placard made from a child’s plastic toy axe, gaffer taped behind a sheet of cardboard.

I never saw what was written on the front.

I took this photo on my phone and never saw them again.

The girls showed me that it’s literally what is behind the message that counts, where the sharp edges really are. It doesn’t matter what was it says, it’s what it means, and the meaning is the showing up. Weapons aloft, the girls were an army going into battle. It was really inspirational. They really knew what they were doing.

I managed to find the same axe the girls used, added some swords, and so far I have made small army’s worth of weapons, just incase they need more in the future.

This is an open gesture for the girls on the march to say thank you for the lesson learned. I will continue to make them.