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Poem called Living with disability

Globster
Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,205 Disability Gamechanger
edited February 2022 in Disability rights and campaigning
A poem called Living with a disability 
In many other counties, disabled people  frowned upon
As we show creative abilities shine through and what we can do.
As pursue our dreams
We don't deem anything to be possible
As we take small steps on the road to success
As we progress with every day that we work at our craft
We many have many drafts we learn our craft.
It is important we use our failures as our strength to grow in our passion.
After many months of working at our craft 
We fashion fantastic  beautiful things through our craft and people that laughed at our craft are now instead of left behind 
We are defined by our talent shining through
As we inspire each other to do fantastic things
As our fears displace in front of our eyes. 
As we hear the birds tweet glorious sweet tunes to our ears.
We surprise ourselves with passion shining through
We are able to put smiles on other peoples faces and hearts through our craft all over the UK and the World.
We share purl of wisdom with each other which gives us the power to succeed in wonderful unbelievable things that will be filled in our lives with our talent.
We hope to be able to change people prosecutions and thoughts may be hard to change but by showing talent through craft will help with beginning to help slow the process of hoping to change people's prosecutions. 
We need to remember we are all winners in our way and are on the way up as we join hands with each other and walk together in rain or shine campaigning for change which can only come if work together we can endeavour to bring change and improve our and others people's lives with disabilities for the better. 

 



 

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  • muuranker
    muuranker Community member Posts: 20 Connected
    I love your internal rhymes and half rhymes, and other repeated sounds - they five a sense of inevitablity to the change that you can see is possible.
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  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,652 Disability Gamechanger
    Super stuff @Globster :) 
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  • Danielle_2022
    Danielle_2022 Community member Posts: 266 Pioneering
    I love this, @Globster! I think your writing really captures how disabled people are underestimated in so many aspects of life, too. Please keep sharing your work here, when you can :)
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  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,979 Disability Gamechanger
    Hey @Globster

    Thanks for continuing to share your wonderful writing with us. It is always great to hear from you. We are super lucky to have you share your work with us. How are you at the moment?  :)
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  • phandi
    phandi Community member Posts: 20 Connected
    Well done @Globster powerful poem!
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  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,979 Disability Gamechanger
    edited February 2022
    It is indeed powerful @PhilipAnderson. Thanks for being supportive within our community. We always recognise and appreciate the support you provide for one another. Super important! How are you today?  :)
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  • phandi
    phandi Community member Posts: 20 Connected
    It is a pleasure to read great posts in this forum @L_Volunteer

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  • L_Volunteer
    L_Volunteer Community Volunteer Adviser, Scope Member Posts: 7,979 Disability Gamechanger
    Oh, it is indeed @PhilipAnderson! We are super lucky  :D
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  • Globster
    Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,205 Disability Gamechanger
    @L_Volunteer
    I am fantastic thank you
    I hope to find you are well too@L_Volunteer?


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  • Globster
    Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,205 Disability Gamechanger
    thank you for all the kind comments 

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  • Richard_Scope
    Richard_Scope Posts: 3,559 Scope online community team
    Great poem @Globster!
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  • happyfella
    happyfella Community member Posts: 461 Pioneering
    have you thought about having them published. Back in the day i had two poetry books published, and i also had poems included in some poetry books. One of my poems was also used on a television show in the USA which i was shocked at. I was written to for permission to use it and I agreed, never got any royalties though.
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  • Globster
    Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,205 Disability Gamechanger
    @happyfella
    I have thought about getting them published but I struggle the whole process of getting my poetry published 

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  • happyfella
    happyfella Community member Posts: 461 Pioneering
    Globster said:
    @happyfella
    I have thought about getting them published but I struggle the whole process of getting my poetry published 

    I was lucky, i posted a couple of poems online then got approached about publishing a book. I then got asked to go to some schools and a couple of festivals. I have not written poetry for many years now due to my chronic pain, but i did write one after being asked the other month.

    Keep at it and see if their is a local poetry club near you as they will guide you. I really enjoy reading your work
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  • muuranker
    muuranker Community member Posts: 20 Connected
    If you are shielding (or just don't feel ready, yet, to read aloud or your poems are meant to be read, or need an accessible venue) then "local" may not be best or even possible. There are online communities for all kinds of poets, with all kinds of needs (me, I'm a please get his, love this, and tell me the work I need to do person).
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  • happyfella
    happyfella Community member Posts: 461 Pioneering
    I started writing a book about ten years ago, and my wife has been telling me to finish it, but i need to get motivated. Not sure i can pick up from where i left off. I promised my wife that i will open the box and read through the chapters i wrote and see if i can carry on. Writng for me was a way gaining release. it is great therapy
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  • happyfella
    happyfella Community member Posts: 461 Pioneering
    This is what i wrote last year after not writing poetry for some years. I was asked as a favour to write it

    Alone In A Packed Room

     

     

    I sit here in a crowded room feeling empty and alone,

    Family, friends, strangers chat and laugh while I hibernate in my own secluded world,

    I see mouths moving, hands waving, but the sounds are silent,

    They smile at me; I falsely smile back while dying inside.

     

    The family gathering is a nightmare I want to end,

    The room is big but in my mind it is small,

    There is laughing, lots of dancing, and people having fun,

    In my room there is no happiness, no dancing, it is a dark and numb place.

     

     

    I watch each sudden movement and worry people will glide towards me,

    My invisible door between my room and their room is firmly shut,

    I plead, I prey, I shout in my head, keep away, stay back, don’t break down my door,

    All I want is to be left alone, no smiles, no pleasantries and no conversation.

     

    I look at my watch hoping time will transform from seconds to hours,

    The big hand on my watch is lazy and moving at a snail’s pace,

    I want time to fly so I can escape and be free,

    Time is frozen, shivers run down my spine, the room is getting darker.

     

    The room may be packed but it is empty to me,

    The packed room represents my past life,

    A life of fun, happiness and a future

    My empty room represents my present and future life.

     

    I wish people understood my world,

    You don’t have to be in an empty room to feel alone.


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  • Globster
    Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,205 Disability Gamechanger
    @happyfella
    Really fantastic poem enjoyed reading it 
    Please keep sharing your poetry with us

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  • phandi
    phandi Community member Posts: 20 Connected
    @happyfella Thanks for sharing this poem.  I can relate to it at a deep level which can only be conveyed through poetry 
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