folks with intellectual disabilities
do not live in a vacuum
they know an insult when they hear one
damaged, inferior? not on your life
at first glance they are dismissed
different from the norm .. even scary
people mumble ‘retard’ under their breath
openly stare
their ignorance is palpable
there are lessons to be learned
from those labeled so thoughtlessly
for them, inner and outer limits
have no meaning
no matter how small
every challenge met is a victory
something the truly gormless
will never be able to grasp
*** Gormless: slow to understand
Today In the Pub we use rhetoric in a poem designed to convince ~ to make a case!
I wrote this poem back in 2019 ~ Hope I made my case then .. and today.