I'm sitting right here can't you see but you choose to ignore you roll your eyes away from me LOOK AT ME i implore i raise my hands and scream real loud WHY DON'T YOU LOOK AT MEEEEEEEEE you do not hear me in the crowd poor pitiful deafie i'm hidden from you by my scars I AM A GHOSTLY THING i don't show up on your radar a lonely song i sing THE WORLD REVOLVES I'M NOT IN IT invisibility I'M DEGRADED I'M UNFIT BY DISABILITY because we do not act the same i am called "ree-tard-edd" i did not ask for hurtful names SEE THE TEARS YOU'VE STARTED i see the world and it is dark I HAVE NO GUIDING LIGHT my eyes have been by blindness marked i have been robbed of sight crippled in body not in mind hey i have feelings too I ASK MUST I BE LEFT BEHIND invisible see-through DON'T TALK TO HER LEAVE HER ALONE mommy what's wrong with her by ignorance once more disowned how much can i endure WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE DISABLED LET. ME. ENLIGHTEN. YOU. I DIDN'T ASK TO BE LABLED I AM A PERSON TOO
(C) Copywritten, March, 2004/Revised, August, 2004, by Karla Dorman.
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Reviewed by Fletcher Bailey (Reader)
Reviewed on August 29, 2004
Karla, great poem and I love the cartoon...you go girl! Tell im off.
Extremely powerful, and extremely good message and poem, Karla. And an extremely powerful format, especially the ghost line. Mankind truly leaves something to be desired in many of our prevalent attitudes towards the disabled, the elderly, and the homeless.
Will we ever learn? I truly hope so. And powerfully penned messages like this will hopefully help. Well Done!
Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on August 27, 2004
My 76 yr old mum gets this..
Sue is kinda right, I'm 5'5, and can get weirdos acting strange.
Hear~Hear!!!
This was powerful and extremely well done!
Reviewed by Anna Marie Fritz (Reader)
Reviewed on August 27, 2004
In MY book...a "disabled person" is one who cannot tolerate
humans who have natural or induced infirmities. The critical
person sees with their eyes, not their heart, and they see
only what (to their prideful mind) is "beneath them."
It is so good to read a poem from one who has a heart, and
uses it!
Heartwrenching to think of how the disabled are
treated in an enlightened society!Sonetimes I think
some people are just plain selfish and no good!
Fantastic poem Karla!
I agree with Lady A. Simply brilliant. People can be such jerks. We need to be reminded that we ALL are members of the human race, and as such all deserve equal respect. Thank you for doing just that. Love, Michelle
AMEN, Karla!!!
This should be an anthem for the disabled, living everywhere. Sadly, these people, like yourself, are mistreated and it is not right. Our sympathetic nature is this country has far too often turned to looking the other way, instead of offering a helping hand and it begins at the governmental level and works it way on down to the common, working man. Not all are like that, of course, but no one can argue that we are not nearly as compassionate and sympathetic, as we once were. Great write. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, and THANK YOU... AGAIN!!!
Hugs and much love, from down the road in Texas City............
Jill
Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)
Reviewed on August 27, 2004
Hey, Karla... let's head up to the top of Everest, where this can be shouted to the world! You holler and I'll make damned sure they're listening! What a team! The format is perfect, the poem never slides into sadness... it's loaded with attitude and the kind of grace and majesty that prints it indelibly on the psyche. Come on over here... I wanna hug your creative, truth-telling self! The words grand and fantastic come to mind... mostly I'm just drawn to your cheeky, in-your-face delivery. This is smashing! Thanks for the wake-up! You're worth tons more than those idiots! katy xox.
Karla
We all love and respect you here in the Den and elsewhere..thats all that counts...as for the rest....they don't count for their rudeness and bad manners...
Love and Hugz
Peter
What can I say but BRAVA! Shout it LOUD and Shout it CLEAR and STRONG! This message needs to be heard each and every day!! Never give up, and hopefully one day soon, we will be accepted by a world who just doesn't understand the meaning behind what it is like to be "disabled", something we live with each and every day! Powerful statement of empowerment and courage! Well done!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :D
Into my library this goes; this is definitely worth saving! :)
Reviewed by Susan Barton (Reader)
Reviewed on August 27, 2004
The rudeness of people never ceases to amaze me. It always humiliates me when people pay excessive attention to my disability, expecting me to answer all their nosy questions while I'm trying to shop or read or eat lunch. :) Thanks for letting me rant.
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Will we ever learn? I truly hope so. And powerfully penned messages like this will hopefully help. Well Done!
Sue is kinda right, I'm 5'5, and can get weirdos acting strange.
We can't say disabled..Physically challenged.
Sports day is challenge day.
Black board is green board..
I say cobblers, you're a neat beaut..xxx
This was powerful and extremely well done!
humans who have natural or induced infirmities. The critical
person sees with their eyes, not their heart, and they see
only what (to their prideful mind) is "beneath them."
It is so good to read a poem from one who has a heart, and
uses it!
treated in an enlightened society!Sonetimes I think
some people are just plain selfish and no good!
Fantastic poem Karla!
brilliant!
I love this poem.
Keep Writing What You Do Best -It Open's Eyes & It Get's It Out Of Your Mind Off Your Chest!
TRASK
This should be an anthem for the disabled, living everywhere. Sadly, these people, like yourself, are mistreated and it is not right. Our sympathetic nature is this country has far too often turned to looking the other way, instead of offering a helping hand and it begins at the governmental level and works it way on down to the common, working man. Not all are like that, of course, but no one can argue that we are not nearly as compassionate and sympathetic, as we once were. Great write. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, and THANK YOU... AGAIN!!!
Hugs and much love, from down the road in Texas City............
Jill
We all love and respect you here in the Den and elsewhere..thats all that counts...as for the rest....they don't count for their rudeness and bad manners...
Love and Hugz
Peter
What can I say but BRAVA! Shout it LOUD and Shout it CLEAR and STRONG! This message needs to be heard each and every day!! Never give up, and hopefully one day soon, we will be accepted by a world who just doesn't understand the meaning behind what it is like to be "disabled", something we live with each and every day! Powerful statement of empowerment and courage! Well done!
(((HUGS))) and much love, your twin, Karen Lynn. :D
Into my library this goes; this is definitely worth saving! :)
SueB
It is so sad when people make assumptions, mock and jeer or deliver snide remarks.
I always look at it the other way, you are not labeled,
they are!!!! for their pure stupidy and ignorance.
Warm hugs your friend from SA
Elga