Post by jill55 on Oct 29, 2019 22:35:48 GMT -5
You move through the world with such grace and dignity
such poise, such self-assuredness
such incredible beauty
which masks that:
childhood was rough
learning how to move, how the world works
dealing with taunts, bullies
from that time to now, nearly everyone stares at you wherever you go
You know they often regard you as “strange,” “different” “pitiable”
You bear it all with grace, dignity and such beauty
again and again you hear:
“Mom, what’s wrong with that man?”
“Dude, how’d you end up in a chair?”
and your body is unreliable. it doesn’t do what you want it to and as nearly everyone else’s does
you endure clumsy, difficult movements. your body lets you down in private and in public
it makes you a source of curiosity and pity
making you fall to the ground in ways that hurt physically and emotionally and that cause strangers to stare more, whisper to each other and offer unwanted attention at your most vulnerable moments
You can’t help but feel separate from it all
nervous reactions, awkward laughter, outright rejection from strangers, acquaintances and potential lovers are deeply painful
sometimes you take solace in things that aren’t good for you to escape the pressure
on good days sometimes life actually throws you a bone
but through it all you glide on with dignity, grace, humor and so, so much beauty.
such poise, such self-assuredness
such incredible beauty
which masks that:
childhood was rough
learning how to move, how the world works
dealing with taunts, bullies
from that time to now, nearly everyone stares at you wherever you go
You know they often regard you as “strange,” “different” “pitiable”
You bear it all with grace, dignity and such beauty
again and again you hear:
“Mom, what’s wrong with that man?”
“Dude, how’d you end up in a chair?”
and your body is unreliable. it doesn’t do what you want it to and as nearly everyone else’s does
you endure clumsy, difficult movements. your body lets you down in private and in public
it makes you a source of curiosity and pity
making you fall to the ground in ways that hurt physically and emotionally and that cause strangers to stare more, whisper to each other and offer unwanted attention at your most vulnerable moments
You can’t help but feel separate from it all
nervous reactions, awkward laughter, outright rejection from strangers, acquaintances and potential lovers are deeply painful
sometimes you take solace in things that aren’t good for you to escape the pressure
on good days sometimes life actually throws you a bone
but through it all you glide on with dignity, grace, humor and so, so much beauty.
