They say I'm badly damaged.
So why not throw me in the trash?
If I'm so unusable to you and others
toss me away and hear the crash.
Oh, that's right, you just did that.
Like garbage, I'm in the gutter
after being stigmatized and disregarded
and treated like so much clutter.
All because I'm different;
have challenges so don't fit in.
I try my hardest to be like everyone;
that fight's impossible to win.
Why can't you just accept me
for the human being I am.
I'm talented, unique, even intelligent
but not one of you give a damn.
Be warned, I'm not leaving soon.
I'll be raising my voice, be heard.
I will demand your attention and some respect
And I will not just be deferred.
Why not let it happen now?
Let me in, let me serve the cause
That's all I want is to help re-elect one man;
should be more crucial than my flaws.
Showing posts with label Inclusion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inclusion. Show all posts
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
I Dare To Dream
I dare to dream...
of a country where I am included,
where Aspies are not secluded;
where people who are different
are still in the current
and can achieve to their potential.
I dare to dream...
of a country where I can speak
of problems without your shriek,
where comments are received
not by the peeved;
not as tangential but essential.
I dare to dream...
of a country where my ability is prized,
not to be ignored and despised;
where I have dignity and worth
instead of stigmatized as worse;
where I'm seen as consequential
of a country where I am included,
where Aspies are not secluded;
where people who are different
are still in the current
and can achieve to their potential.
I dare to dream...
of a country where I can speak
of problems without your shriek,
where comments are received
not by the peeved;
not as tangential but essential.
I dare to dream...
of a country where my ability is prized,
not to be ignored and despised;
where I have dignity and worth
instead of stigmatized as worse;
where I'm seen as consequential
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Bloody Politics
Politics can be bloody
even for constituents.
I volunteered for decades
for the same official.
But then I became depressed
because I had lost my job
So then I was unwelcome;
basis superficial.
Bigotry and ignorance
were the primary causes;
fright of the misunderstood;
no one with open ear.
Stigma of the different
can cause much apprehension,
cause us to be ostracized,
create in others fear.
It has been far, far too slow
for aversion to end
and inclusion to begin;
Politics should be first.
Why Democrats are afraid
to step up to the plate
to bat for the autistic
is politics at worst.
Make the changes fully now,
let us wholly function
we can use abilities
and show what we can do.
There is no need to hurt us
when we are capable
Yes, we are quite different
but we are human too.
P.S. "Bloody" is used here in the British sense.
©2012 Cherie R. Boeneman
even for constituents.
I volunteered for decades
for the same official.
But then I became depressed
because I had lost my job
So then I was unwelcome;
basis superficial.
Bigotry and ignorance
were the primary causes;
fright of the misunderstood;
no one with open ear.
Stigma of the different
can cause much apprehension,
cause us to be ostracized,
create in others fear.
It has been far, far too slow
for aversion to end
and inclusion to begin;
Politics should be first.
Why Democrats are afraid
to step up to the plate
to bat for the autistic
is politics at worst.
Make the changes fully now,
let us wholly function
we can use abilities
and show what we can do.
There is no need to hurt us
when we are capable
Yes, we are quite different
but we are human too.
P.S. "Bloody" is used here in the British sense.
©2012 Cherie R. Boeneman
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