A journey into the mind of someone who can’t walk, how do they feel? A journey into the mind of someone who can’t talk, they are smarter than they seem. A journey into the mind of a little kid, watching her friends play on the jungle gym, while she stands off to the side, alone. She’s alone because she can’t climb the jungle gym, her body doesn’t work as well a her little friends do, she has a disability. A journey into the mind of this little girl, it hurts. She feels like no one understands her, like no one is the same as her. She feels left out. She waits for her little friends to get off the jungle gym, so she can go play. A journey into the mind of a teen, angry as ever. She is being pushed around. That boy over there is teasing her, mocking her. Telling her that she is no better than the scum on the bathroom walls….and why? All because she has a slight disability. She hurts. A journey into the mind of a young adult, who can’t find a job. She is about to go on welfare, and why? Hey, no one will hire a woman who is a wheelchair user. A journey into the mind of any person; man, woman, or child, who feel they need to discriminate. Do they do it because they need to feel powerful? Do they do it because people who are disabled are different? Wait, that can’t be it, everyone’s different. Or, do they discriminate out of fear? If not any of those, then why? Maybe they do it, just because they need a good laugh. Terror in the school halls Her face turned as she passes by him He follows her, grabbing onto her wheelchair She turns away again, her face is always dim He starts to tease her, no one ever cares He is doing it only to entertain Leaving the girl locked up in a cage Her peers, laughing, tears down memory lane Her face, you can tell it’s growing with rage His words, they are slashing like a sharp blade Slashing her heart, the pain unbearable Wishing it would all go away, she prayed Already, this girl has been mislabeled Then the bell rings, it’s time for class She wipes away the tears, but the pain will always last
Carolyn aka CareCO97
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