Disabled

I am not just one voice alone. I am one voice among a billion.

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Disabled

It’s not a dirty word
It’s what I am
It’s what a billion are
It’s what you will be
if you live
long enough

It may make you
Squirm
Stare
Avert your eyes

Challenge your brain
Fail to imagine

Condescend
Pity
Idolize
Ignore

Tempt to ask
Ask

Race your heart
Confuse it
Break it
Freeze it
Melt it

Sidestep
Walk by
Turn around
Walk away

Or . . .
Just maybe . . .
Say it

This poem is my one voice saying I am disabled and proud. Disabled is part of who I am. I share this aspect of myself with over one billion people. That is why I now…