Look'd upon a man
Who thou might be called cripple
Stands and shows us well
This notion to be farthest from truth
No handicap is contained therein
But insight, knowledge, and compassion
A crutch at each arm
He does not carry
But two canes of emphasis
Absorbing the shock of his revelations
Educating us on our true handicap
Handing us the healing cast
To let us walk, then run
Freeing us into a world
That reigns pure with true emotion
Hardly ambivilent
About this race into science
That surpasses mathematical basis.
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