Poems About Disability Seeking Honest Critique
#disability
AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
24th Jul 2023 6:23pm
24th Jul 2023 6:23pm
Impairment
there is
a lack of
comprehension
a
kind of
blindness
in the way
autism
is viewed
a lack of
comprehension
a
kind of
blindness
in the way
autism
is viewed
#disability
#Autism
#TruthOfLife
310 reads
6 Comments
averageJoe69
Ron Summers
Ron Summers
Poem Published
18th Jul 2023 11:42pm
18th Jul 2023 11:42pm
Your chariot awaits
#sexy
#disability
235 reads
0 Comments
Michaelpoet
Poem Published
15th Jun 2023 7:23pm
15th Jun 2023 7:23pm
Thoughts of August
Looking out the window and staring at my thoughts as the teacher mumbles something about Mitochondria. Why can't I find a desk that does not have gum attached to the bottom of it?
As I try to concentrate on the teacher it hits me like a ton of bricks - we need milk at home. My teacher is now talking about the nucleus of the cell and it is not lost on me that this class feels like a different kind of cell.I think the board of education should introduce my xbox as part of the curriculum. i could probably pass that class with a solid B+.
As I try to concentrate on the teacher it hits me like a ton of bricks - we need milk at home. My teacher is now talking about the nucleus of the cell and it is not lost on me that this class feels like a different kind of cell.I think the board of education should introduce my xbox as part of the curriculum. i could probably pass that class with a solid B+.
#MentalHealth
#disability
#Autism #vulnerability
#Autism #vulnerability
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6 Comments
Sappho
Poem Published
14th May 2023 9:30am
14th May 2023 9:30am
Flawed Beauty
Though my legs are paralyzed
I traveled the seven seas
On a quest in search for Atlantis
I climbed high mountains and
Roamed vast deserts to find my treasure
Accompanied by Peruvian shamans
I drank Ayahuasca
Supported by a wolf pack
I survived atomic winter.
I am a reader!
I had tea with fairies and plant devas
Talked to friendly beings in faraway galaxies
Embarked on adventurous journeys
On the back of my unicorn
I listened to the messages
The rustling autumn leaves
Whispered into my ear
I...
I traveled the seven seas
On a quest in search for Atlantis
I climbed high mountains and
Roamed vast deserts to find my treasure
Accompanied by Peruvian shamans
I drank Ayahuasca
Supported by a wolf pack
I survived atomic winter.
I am a reader!
I had tea with fairies and plant devas
Talked to friendly beings in faraway galaxies
Embarked on adventurous journeys
On the back of my unicorn
I listened to the messages
The rustling autumn leaves
Whispered into my ear
I...
#identity
#acceptance
#disability
239 reads
4 Comments
inspirationstrikes
Poem Published
18th Dec 2022 5:18pm
18th Dec 2022 5:18pm
Unmoving
Stone form,
The cement set,
Trapped under its weight.
Wasted body,
Frozen in state.
Fiery core,
A raging torrent,
Wild in its passion.
Unbridled spirit,
Caged by fate.
Broken bonds,
A finger's twitch,
Electric in its potential.
Voice unheard,
Hushed by time.
Absolute stillness,
A certain grace,
Cruel in its finality.
Life abridged,
Stolen in prime.
The cement set,
Trapped under its weight.
Wasted body,
Frozen in state.
Fiery core,
A raging torrent,
Wild in its passion.
Unbridled spirit,
Caged by fate.
Broken bonds,
A finger's twitch,
Electric in its potential.
Voice unheard,
Hushed by time.
Absolute stillness,
A certain grace,
Cruel in its finality.
Life abridged,
Stolen in prime.
#death
#disability
#weakness
256 reads
2 Comments
inspirationstrikes
Poem Published
14th Dec 2022 6:31pm
14th Dec 2022 6:31pm
The saviour my ventilator
A regular pattern of breaths keeping.
Me alive and healthy while also.
Constraining my speech. I.
Must obey this rhythm or.
Die. I've forgotten how it.
Used to be when I.
Could still breathe by myself.
It was so much simpler.
I didn't have to worry about.
Random tube disconnects.
And circuit malfunctions.
Now I can.
Never be alone.
Even with someone.
Next door with a baby.
Monitor I feel.
On edge. It's amazing.
I can still feel lonely with.
So many people around.
But I do...
Me alive and healthy while also.
Constraining my speech. I.
Must obey this rhythm or.
Die. I've forgotten how it.
Used to be when I.
Could still breathe by myself.
It was so much simpler.
I didn't have to worry about.
Random tube disconnects.
And circuit malfunctions.
Now I can.
Never be alone.
Even with someone.
Next door with a baby.
Monitor I feel.
On edge. It's amazing.
I can still feel lonely with.
So many people around.
But I do...
#anxiety
#disability
265 reads
5 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
2nd Aug 2022 7:17am
2nd Aug 2022 7:17am
Andrew Goes to Knotts
I heard Andrew went to Knotts Berry Farm
Saw pictures of him just the other day
Would he be able to ride the roller coasters?
You bet, nothing is going to get in his way
Never underestimate the little guy
I’ve never seen a place roar with great laughter
When one night I saw him ride a mechanical bull
Telling his dad and grandpa, faster, FASTER!
And now he’s out on his first great big outing
Bright smiles all around under the summer sun
And on the rides I bet there was a lot of shouting
Making delightful memories having so much...
Saw pictures of him just the other day
Would he be able to ride the roller coasters?
You bet, nothing is going to get in his way
Never underestimate the little guy
I’ve never seen a place roar with great laughter
When one night I saw him ride a mechanical bull
Telling his dad and grandpa, faster, FASTER!
And now he’s out on his first great big outing
Bright smiles all around under the summer sun
And on the rides I bet there was a lot of shouting
Making delightful memories having so much...
#uplifting
#disability
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Laluma
Poem Published
19th Jun 2022 7:00pm
19th Jun 2022 7:00pm
Heroes Are Made Not Born
The Truth is I am more disabled than him
When the world hears the name Mak Manaka
His work speaks for itself
When the world hears the name Simphiwe Mhlongo
There is silence in the room
Nobody knows who he is
Sometimes his own mother forgets that he’s even around
As she hears those footsteps she fears an unwelcome intruder
Only to realise that her son is the unfortunate surprise
Whose entrance into her space brings panic and sudden worry
It is a glaring reminder of a distance covered but whose end
May never be reached
The story of a...
When the world hears the name Mak Manaka
His work speaks for itself
When the world hears the name Simphiwe Mhlongo
There is silence in the room
Nobody knows who he is
Sometimes his own mother forgets that he’s even around
As she hears those footsteps she fears an unwelcome intruder
Only to realise that her son is the unfortunate surprise
Whose entrance into her space brings panic and sudden worry
It is a glaring reminder of a distance covered but whose end
May never be reached
The story of a...
#TruthOfLife
#honesty
#heroic
#responsibility
#disability
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0 Comments
MidnightSonneteer
Poem Published
22nd May 2022 1:16am
22nd May 2022 1:16am
Hee Haw!
Guns, gasoline, and their subsequent stink,
By bad aroma signal evil traits...
Loved only by hearts just as dark as ink
And thrice uncouth in their doltish debates
Where Texas Tea stains an aquifer,
As if an automobile could vote,
Not caring where the fracking cracks occur
When ethics are learned by religious rote.
Yes, somebody somewhere thinks it's okay
To fuck up the planet for a dollar
And object to anything in his way
Due to all the crude in his heinous choler...
But your thoughts may be as well disrupted
If your brain too...
By bad aroma signal evil traits...
Loved only by hearts just as dark as ink
And thrice uncouth in their doltish debates
Where Texas Tea stains an aquifer,
As if an automobile could vote,
Not caring where the fracking cracks occur
When ethics are learned by religious rote.
Yes, somebody somewhere thinks it's okay
To fuck up the planet for a dollar
And object to anything in his way
Due to all the crude in his heinous choler...
But your thoughts may be as well disrupted
If your brain too...
#illness
#MentalHealth
#disability
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0 Comments
Wafflenose
Ellie
Ellie
Poem Published
29th Apr 2022 10:26pm
29th Apr 2022 10:26pm
The choice
Once upon a time, my child asked me:
if you could get rid of your chronic pain condition
or your mental illness, which would you pick?
I was taken aback;
it's not a choice anybody gets to make.
After very much thought,
I told her neither;
for both have made me
the person I am today,
taught me resilience,
determination, and flexibility—
as in, different ways of doing things,
and not the kind of flexibility
that comes from having EDS!
Much later on, I've changed my mind;
decided that one adds nothing,
aside...
if you could get rid of your chronic pain condition
or your mental illness, which would you pick?
I was taken aback;
it's not a choice anybody gets to make.
After very much thought,
I told her neither;
for both have made me
the person I am today,
taught me resilience,
determination, and flexibility—
as in, different ways of doing things,
and not the kind of flexibility
that comes from having EDS!
Much later on, I've changed my mind;
decided that one adds nothing,
aside...
#illness
#MentalHealth
#disability
#choices
#NaPoWriMo2022
338 reads
2 Comments
Wafflenose
Ellie
Ellie
Poem Published
7th Apr 2022 3:20pm
7th Apr 2022 3:20pm
New Shoes
I never had much interest
in clothes or shoes,
though I did have a passing interest
in earrings and hair accessories.
Nowadays, I think I would like
to shop for a pair of shoes.
It's been many years since I did,
for shoes have become a symbol
of what I can no longer have.
Booted and braced and insole-d,
I'm grateful that I can walk
short distances on flat terrain.
Foiled by lack of cashflow,
footwear rarely requires much thought—
the same pair of Clark's size 5½ ankle boots
have adorned my feet...
in clothes or shoes,
though I did have a passing interest
in earrings and hair accessories.
Nowadays, I think I would like
to shop for a pair of shoes.
It's been many years since I did,
for shoes have become a symbol
of what I can no longer have.
Booted and braced and insole-d,
I'm grateful that I can walk
short distances on flat terrain.
Foiled by lack of cashflow,
footwear rarely requires much thought—
the same pair of Clark's size 5½ ankle boots
have adorned my feet...
#disability
#NaPoWriMo2022
390 reads
8 Comments
BlueBeastGirl
Beasty
Beasty
Poem Published
8th Mar 2022 00:23am
8th Mar 2022 00:23am
Lovenox Shots
The number of purple green galaxies are lower
Than the many days before this one
Patchwork colors across my stomach
You can see the blooming red underneath
Pressure points their hands brush against
When they hug me in the late of night
Lily pads of pain printed on skin
Drawn with a single needle prick
The match the brushes of colors of the sky
After the angriest of storms
Than the many days before this one
Patchwork colors across my stomach
You can see the blooming red underneath
Pressure points their hands brush against
When they hug me in the late of night
Lily pads of pain printed on skin
Drawn with a single needle prick
The match the brushes of colors of the sky
After the angriest of storms
#illness
#disability
#weakness
678 reads
6 Comments
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