Even Broken Things Can Be Beautiful
I grew up hating the word:
Disability.
"Dis" is a Latin prefix meaning
"Apart."
Therefore,
The word disability,
Literally translates into:
Apart from ability.
I always thought I was kind of,
Broken.
That I wouldn't do anything
Great.
Not because I didn't want to,
But because I couldn't.
That I would have to work twice as hard,
To do anything
And what was the point?
No one would see me.
They would just see,
The things I couldn't do.
...Right?
I never wanted to be,
Perfect.
I just wanted to be,
Normal.
When you're just a kid,
That's not asking a whole lot.
But I'm not a child now.
I've learned a lot.
That if I want to do something great,
Nothing can stop me.
And there's a lot of really good people,
Who do see me.
There will always be some things,
I can't do.
And some people,
Who will always see me a certain way,
Regardless of what I do.
But, you know something?
Even broken glass,
Can still let in the light.
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