People Disability Poems

Life with a disability is hard,
This I know, but lots of people 
Are still unaware of 
Non visible disabilities.

These people treat us unfairly,
Creating problems and...

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I doubt it was a philosopher,
more likely an emperor,
but possibly both,
who first explored this sad relationship
between exclusion
and punishment,
colonialism
feeding repression.

I'll bet it was a Taoist mother
afraid...

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It's funny how one might look down upon disability
And not regard it as an integral part of the society 
Only for then to realize that...

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Recycled

I have gone through many storms. 
Some I thought would capsize the boat, 
and drown both me, 
and my beloved children.
At the first sign of...

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My Son

My son will never grow up. 
He will be forever young.

The room he lives in is small. 
That is okay, 
it fits his needs....

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We want to be accepted 
For who we are,
Not thrown away 
Like rubbish.

We don’t want our skills 
To go to waste,
We want to show people...

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The sunflower,
The symbol of hidden disabilities,
To show people that not all disabilities are visible.

The lanyard,
For people with hidden disabilities,
To show they need support.
 
Don’t ignore...

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Life

Life is full of pain, 
and I don't know why? 

I do in fact...
know the Lord, 
I know Him... 
by name. 
He is with me....

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Butterfly

Butterfly sweet, 
lovely wings of gossamer gold. 
Stretch your tips to the stars, 
as that is the reality of freedom. 
Glide for hours above the...

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These... 

These are the days my friend, 
that we thought would never come. 
They are beautiful beyond belief, 
and they are moving fast. 
The seconds...

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Queen Bee

Buzz, buzz, buzz... 
Great Queen, I hear your song. 
Making honey with your workers... all night long. 
Sweet nectar of the forest, sweet liquid...

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Dear Father, mine. 

I ran away from bad. 
I took my children with me.
I found a place to run to. 
It was an empty castle...

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Drifter

Coming in from nowhere, 
staying only a moment, 
and then moving on. 
Friend, or foe?
Hard to know. 
What to call you...
by name? 

Without family, 
left...

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Feeling Young

Quiet is the morning, 
the sun coming over the mountains...
in the distance. 
Not quickly, 
but exactly at the right time. 
The day has begun....

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Maid

My maid of honor, 
my best friend, (smile)
help me in the moment, 
help me in the hour, 
help me make it down... 
the great white...

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