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Why?!!

by Ricky Totoki

Why?!!!

Why do people think

us disabled individuals

are not capable of

writing poetry?!! Why?!!

 

Why?!!

Why do people think

us disabled don't have

the mind, body, &

spirit to write poetry?!!

Why?!!

 

Why?!!

Why do people take

us disabled individuals 

for granted?!! Why?!!

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Ricky Totoki

I'm A 47yrs. Old and I Am Disabled By Birth. I Live On Maui, HI. and I Live in a Care Home in the City of Wailuku!!

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Comments (3)

Chez
<p>They don&#39;t see us as whole. They see us as damaged and therefore incapable of</p><p>achieving what they can. I have Asperger&#39;s Syndrome (minor autism), and I&#39;ve been</p><p>writing poetry all my life to cope. If anything, we are more capable. We can write about</p><p>what our lives are like for a purpose. To spread awareness or to just make people shut</p><p>the hell up and listen. Mentally or physically disabled, we are all capable of poetry.</p>
Jan Wienen
<p>The &quot;disabled&quot; are the most able ... possibly ... a matter of thought ...</p>
Ricky Totoki
<p>I&#39;m fed up of people</p><p>who take us disabled</p><p>for granted!! It&#39;s like</p><p>we&#39;re not capable of</p><p>anything!!!</p>

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