Me

you took my work 
and claimed it as your own
i sat disabled and all alone
you responded with
a poet needs a degree
suffering in silent
i couldn't even see
today i'm still just 
a disabled poet call me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Peranteau Avatar
March 4, 2024 at 7:23 AM
just keep reading mine writes Yolanda...a smile a day...much love ;)
Nicholsen Avatar
April 4, 2024 at 9:48 AM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS
Nicholsen Avatar
May 21, 2011 at 4:51 AM
me i wrote after being discriminated being told having a flaw meant i could not write poetry over the years i had written thousands of poems ashamed to summitt my work i wrote for ms survivors with montel williams poetry.com for mattie stepanek the 7 year old handicapped poet he gave me courage to share my gift
Nicholsen Avatar
May 21, 2011 at 4:49 AM
me i wrote after being discriminated being told having a flaw meant i could not write poetry over the years i had written thousands of poems ashamed to summitt my work i wrote for ms survivors with montel williams poetry.com for mattie stepanek the 7 year old handicapped poet he gave me courage to share my gift
Mehta Avatar
May 20, 2011 at 5:18 PM
Creative and impressive thoughts, Yolanda
Nicholsen Avatar
April 4, 2024 at 9:48 AM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS
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