Poems About Disability by Top Critiquers
#disability
nightbirdblue
enbyblue
enbyblue
Poem Published
8th Mar 2023 00:56am
8th Mar 2023 00:56am
Wolves of Nuance
i wasn’t
always like this…
like this
*gestures vaguely*
i used to be
the helpful one
the one with all
the resources
i knew the
ins and outs
and all of the
secret trix
but now these
lessons i am
learning
teaching myself
come in colors
that i
never
knew existed
signs of
cPTSD
with a chronic
sleep disturbance
an eating
disorder and
substance use
to boot but
i can feel
myself
growing
growling back
...
always like this…
like this
*gestures vaguely*
i used to be
the helpful one
the one with all
the resources
i knew the
ins and outs
and all of the
secret trix
but now these
lessons i am
learning
teaching myself
come in colors
that i
never
knew existed
signs of
cPTSD
with a chronic
sleep disturbance
an eating
disorder and
substance use
to boot but
i can feel
myself
growing
growling back
...
#MentalHealth
#learning
#PTSD
#disability
#wisdom
258 reads
4 Comments
wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
29th Jan 2024 1:02am
29th Jan 2024 1:02am
disabling the sky
what if
someone
disabled
the sky,
no more
morning sun,
no happy,
moving clouds,
no rainbows
stretching
out,
the blue
is gone,
there
is nothing,
but i
do not
have
to watch
the sameness
from my
disabled frame,
my mind
will bring
back
the sun,
the clouds,
the rainbows,
and the blue,
everything
will be
here again.
someone
disabled
the sky,
no more
morning sun,
no happy,
moving clouds,
no rainbows
stretching
out,
the blue
is gone,
there
is nothing,
but i
do not
have
to watch
the sameness
from my
disabled frame,
my mind
will bring
back
the sun,
the clouds,
the rainbows,
and the blue,
everything
will be
here again.
#learning
#acceptance
#healing
#disability
#determination
83 reads
10 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
221 reads
0 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
181 reads
0 Comments
CasketSharpe
Poem Published
28th Sep 2021 6:34pm
28th Sep 2021 6:34pm
Sexual Determination
#sex
#disability
#determination
503 reads
3 Comments
Northern_Soul
-Missy-
-Missy-
Poem Published
25th Feb 2024 1:25am
25th Feb 2024 1:25am
Tell It To The Bees
When I was eight, a bee stung my face.
Tangled itself in my hair
saw me as an enemy
and shot hot venom into my skin.
My Mother ran to her screaming kid
as a moment of pure panic erupted
on Sunday’s lawn,
but the damage was done
my head throbbing, numb
where a bruise turned a vivid shade
of violet, as bold as my new fear
of small latching insects.
Fast forward thirty years
and I...
Tangled itself in my hair
saw me as an enemy
and shot hot venom into my skin.
My Mother ran to her screaming kid
as a moment of pure panic erupted
on Sunday’s lawn,
but the damage was done
my head throbbing, numb
where a bruise turned a vivid shade
of violet, as bold as my new fear
of small latching insects.
Fast forward thirty years
and I...
#illness
#bees
#disability
#StreamOfConsciousness
#fear
177 reads
17 Comments
averageJoe69
Ron Summers
Ron Summers
Poem Published
18th Jul 2023 11:42pm
18th Jul 2023 11:42pm
Your chariot awaits
#sexy
#disability
164 reads
0 Comments
PandoraUnleashed
Poem Published
10th Nov 2019 11:44am
10th Nov 2019 11:44am
tom{s}orrows
.........
i silently watch as raven shadows eclipse the sun clad day, stealing a fresh morning's every last ray from me.
the keeper to my grave of "used to be's" emerges, resurrecting lapsed times in my lamented mind
the residual of my soul and self cower amongst the crumbling walls of "once upon a time's"
wallpaper thin vulnerabilities; raw and exposed, pressed in the futile corners of unrelentless cold
upon my seat of briary...
i silently watch as raven shadows eclipse the sun clad day, stealing a fresh morning's every last ray from me.
the keeper to my grave of "used to be's" emerges, resurrecting lapsed times in my lamented mind
the residual of my soul and self cower amongst the crumbling walls of "once upon a time's"
wallpaper thin vulnerabilities; raw and exposed, pressed in the futile corners of unrelentless cold
upon my seat of briary...
#metaphor
#emptiness
#illness
#FeelingLost
#disability
849 reads
29 Comments
Mrd
Poem Published
28th Mar 2024 6:33pm
28th Mar 2024 6:33pm
Other Than That, Missus Lincoln
I got to sleep
finally at 5 a.m.
forgot to turn off the phone
and case manager called at 9:55
about my protein order
which is months late bc
I or somebody forgot to--
no, they had left a msg
on my whatchacallit
voice mail
and I never answer
unknown numbers or voice mail
bc they always want money
and I am already tapped out,
giving to Katie Porter--who lost-- ...
finally at 5 a.m.
forgot to turn off the phone
and case manager called at 9:55
about my protein order
which is months late bc
I or somebody forgot to--
no, they had left a msg
on my whatchacallit
voice mail
and I never answer
unknown numbers or voice mail
bc they always want money
and I am already tapped out,
giving to Katie Porter--who lost-- ...
#depression
#MentalHealth
#PTSD #disability
#PTSD #disability
82 reads
7 Comments
AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
30th Aug 2023 5:56pm
30th Aug 2023 5:56pm
How Absurd
Oh society
ignorant scum
let's gather round
come mock
us afflicted
few
satirical rocks
thrown at glass boxes
cynical jibes
at the peculiar soul
so misunderstood
autism oh bloody autism
villain of the horde
behold experts
with firm opinions held,
diagnosing with labels
judgments fervently in BOLD
claiming to understand
to comprehend
it knows no end.
this puzzle,
this riddle,
a sin in their eyes
rigid criteria rigid thought
failing...
ignorant scum
let's gather round
come mock
us afflicted
few
satirical rocks
thrown at glass boxes
cynical jibes
at the peculiar soul
so misunderstood
autism oh bloody autism
villain of the horde
behold experts
with firm opinions held,
diagnosing with labels
judgments fervently in BOLD
claiming to understand
to comprehend
it knows no end.
this puzzle,
this riddle,
a sin in their eyes
rigid criteria rigid thought
failing...
#anger
#disability
#Autism
167 reads
3 Comments
runningturtle87
Poem Published
26th Sep 2021 5:06am
26th Sep 2021 5:06am
Returning to the Scene of the Crime
Returning to the Scene of the Crime
Again
And again
I lean
Over your body
Plucking
Each detail
As something
Revealed.
Returning
Again
To the scene
Of the crime,
Each
Morsel
A tidbit
Unsealed.
Each
Crevice
And shadow
A hidden awareness,
Each imprint
Of madness
An unholy
Sadness,
A thread
Once again
That's now
Healed.
Again
And again
I lean
Over your body
Plucking
Each detail
As something
Revealed.
Returning
Again
To the scene
Of the crime,
Each
Morsel
A tidbit
Unsealed.
Each
Crevice
And shadow
A hidden awareness,
Each imprint
Of madness
An unholy
Sadness,
A thread
Once again
That's now
Healed.
#anxiety
#disability
#vulnerability
293 reads
2 Comments
dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
27th Jan 2022 11:53pm
27th Jan 2022 11:53pm
time for a drink
today I went to town without
my stick. it’s been a while since I’ve done that, but although
I panicked a bit, it felt good.
and yet I sat in the pub thinking f#*k, I’ve still got to walk back ..
my stick. it’s been a while since I’ve done that, but although
I panicked a bit, it felt good.
and yet I sat in the pub thinking f#*k, I’ve still got to walk back ..
#disability
175 reads
3 Comments
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