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DISABILITY POETRY COLLECTION:
by Clive Blake
01
PL-EASE
Don’t see only our disabilit-ease,
Don’t deny us basic facilit-ease,
Don’t ignore our many abilit-ease,
Don’t compound our varied difficult-ease,
Deal head-on with the harsh realit-ease.
You never know what life has in store,
You may fall one day and rise no more,
You may join our ranks, afraid, unsure,
You may write words to plead; implore.
We are not an alien race,
We have a voice, we have a face,
We have our part to play; a place.
Let us join life’s lively dance,
Let us have an equal chance.
Pl- ease.
02
YOUR EMPATHY WILL DO
We don’t want your sympathy,
Your empathy will do,
We just want you to realise that
Except for our disabilities,
We are all the same as you.
03
WHO IS DISABLED?
Who is disabled?
Is it me, or is it you?
Should disability be based
On an anatomical stock-take,
Or based on what you can do?
For I can climb mountains,
I can soar through the sky,
And I can slay dragons,
With just a blink of an eye,
I can overcome barriers,
Fight against impossible odds,
Ignore patronising glances
And condescending nods.
So who is disabled?
Is it me, or is it you?
It is completely subjective,
It’s just your point of view …
04
DISSED AND LABELLED
I’ve been dissed and labelled,
Put in a box marked ‘Disabled’,
Admin’s say it is what they have to do,
But don’t allow this label to fool you,
Stephen Hawking and Paralympians show,
Straight arrows can be shot -
From a slightly bent bow.
05
BECOME A TENNIS VIP
Become a Tennis VIP,
A Visually Impaired Player - just like me,
No matter how your sight loss occurred,
Your vision black, incomplete, or blurred,
With adapted rules and cool soundball,
It’s a great sport - designed to suit all,
Don’t question your abilities, or be shy,
Just join in the fun and give it a try ...
Cornish Poet Clive Blake
You can contact me via my website:
www.cliveblake.co.uk
PERMISSIONS:
Anyone can use these poems, as long as I am credited as the author and they are not used in any commercial way.
Disability Poetry Collection:
Poems by Clive Blake
01 Pl-ease
02 Your Empathy Will Do
03 Who Is Disabled?
04 Dissed And Labelled
05 Become A Tennis VIP
