Life In the Freak Zoo

LIFE IN THE FREAK ZOO When you meet a deaf guy no one says - Wow, can’t you hear this (whistle)? How about this (bell)? Or this (handclap)? When you meet a blind girl no one says - Oooh, can’t you see this (flashlight)? Or this (computer screen)? So why do people enthusiastically check out my ability When they hear I’m colorblind? Colorblind ? ! Oh boy, ( a freak !) this is exciting…. Can’t you see green? Red? How about yellow? What color is this sweater? That ball? What colour does grass look to you? What about traffic lights? How do you watch television? Feels like I’m in a zoocage. At school I was always in trouble because In my drawings I colored the grass red instead of green. All the same to me, but the teacher Got quite abusive and angry because In her world grass had to be green. And tell me, who ever made it law That oceans should be colored blue? Mine were always purple, all the same to me. Would the teacher have said to a blind kid, “You little fool, can’t you see the grass?” Or to a deaf child, ”Hey stupid, can’t you hear the music?” Oh it doesn’t really bug me but It’s interesting to see people’s behavior Towards certain afflictions.