My Dis-Ability and Me
I am in a relationship . . .
I live with my dis-ability and me
To look you would not guess
It is a secret I keep very well
When I told my boyfriend, Henri
He could not get away fast enough
And why not, a handsome guy like him
With a blind girl, that is too much
So he left me and ran away
And I am doing just fine, Henri
But there are some problems
I can no longer read small print
On bottles, cans and containers
My friends are so protective
Thanks to friends who help me
And I also cannot go out at night
Unless someone is there to guide me
Because all I see at night are shadows
I use a magnifying glass to read
I zoom my computer and television
One evening I forgot to turn on the lights
But I did not realize the difference (really)
I will never move anything out of place
Oh often I have misplaced my glasses
At dance class I stay close up front
So I can see the instructor . . .
I can still write my poetry thankfully
And when I cannot friends will help
For the words are in my mind
And that will never ever change
I am memorizing things like trees
Skies, flowers, sunrises, sunsets
And waves crashing, rain, snow
My friends faces and my cats too
There is no surgery to help me
No magic pill to make it better
So this is it- this is my destiny I suppose
Not the one I planned but one given . . .
I ask God why but there is silence
So I will make the best of it
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October 16, 2016
Free Verse
For the contest, In A Relationship With A Dis-Abled Person
Sponsor, W. Thomas Markham
First Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2016
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