The shame and humiliation
we've felt for so many years.
The nights we've spent
shedding countless tears.
Fight for our rights,
like the black man we must!
Let our voices be heard,
and make things just!
No longer will we be institutionalized,
involuntarily sterilized, or burned at the stake!
Stop making us feel like freaks,
or Satan's followers...for goodness sake.
Think of Julius Ceasar, Bud Abbott,
the Dionne quintuplets, and Vincent van Gogh.
They suffered just like us,
but far they did go.
Hold your head high...
stand steady and straight.
We're not handicapped,
we've been touched by God's grace.
HE wants us to teach those who
don't understand or know.
Yet, even with God's steadfast and watchful eyes,
we still have a long way to go.
We must erase the myths,
and replace them with the truth!
Nobody is perfect...
we're not much different than you.
Some people wear hearing aids, artificial limbs...
then there's others who need glasses.
Don't fear someone who's having a seizure.
Stand by and soothe us, it eventually passes.
Open your ears, and learn all that you can.
Education will bring much more help to your fellow man.
Please be kind in everything you do.
God forbid, it should happen to you!

Lisa-Marie Kinsman  aka Seizuref @ aol.com