a new poem - also over at A Different Light
MISNOMER NO MORE
Misnomer
Miss No More
Mislabels
Unsuitably attached
To the back of my wheelchair
An airline ticket that says luggage
To my refusal to take pain meds
A charted note : noncompliant
To the table in the darkest ugliest corner of the restaurant
A blue handicapped sign
To when I do ordinary things
The term inspirational
To when I do things differently
The word pity
Misnomers
Knee jerk responses, unfair to one whose knee only spasms
I am not yours to label
To patronize, to judge
To reflect
Meaning
That is yours, not mine.
Copyright 2007 Ruth Harrigan
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