Disability

disability means curtailing things you love

it means living with fear of getting worse

you can count on losing touch with friends

because they don’t understand:  is it catchy?

disability puts walls up between people

because shared interests may no longer be possible

disability may not be seen, but it is felt

and the crushing weight of it on your day

may make you want to sit around in p.j.’s

and not do anything except nap and use the john

disability holds you down, even when you want

to get up and clean the house, play in the snow,

go for a hike, ride a bike, visit who you like,

sometimes you feel frozen in space and time

no explanation will ever free you

but disability does not make you less human

it doesn’t take away your right to speak

you are still entitled to your feelings

you still have likes, dislikes, an identity,

and you are not your disability