Monday, March 16, 2009

Handicapped Comments

Rating: 5.0

He loathed it when he had to go out;
he was the one whom the boys
laughed and joked about.
Here comes our three-legged stool!
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Sandra Martyres
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Patti Masterman 30 August 2009

I think the urge that leads people to pick on people who are different must somehow (sadly enough) be related to the same one that makes birds or mammals and other creatures try to evict the offspring that are somehow seen as inferior; sort of a self-cleansing gene pool or something. But since we are human it seems we could somehow rise above this genetic profiling to offer kindness to all our kind. In a perfect world...(smile)

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Laurie Hill 07 April 2009

An excellent poem So tragic is that it happens and not only by children being cruel but by many. Their ignorance knows no boundaries....10+

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I agree with Fiona. This is an excellent poem as it brings awareness to this problem. Children can be so cruel when there is no need. A ten from me. Karin Anderson

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Fiona Davidson 29 March 2009

Excellent write to highlight this sad fact...people seem not to see that anyone with a disability is also human and has feelings like us all...or they don't see them at all...10+++ for the write...

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Kesav Easwaran 24 March 2009

i liked the well brought out humanitarian element in this write...thanks, Sandra...10

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making fun is the biggest handicap...they are lame without compassion

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