Tribe: The Abled-Differently

We are the

abled-differently.

It takes much effort to perform simple daily

tasks.

That fact is a given. It is not the

exception.

We know it well. So, we

adapt.

We don't have to explain or justify our

limitations.

We know we are each doing the best we can on any given

day.

We find humor in our circumstances. And together we

laugh.

We get tired of the struggle. And together we

cry.

Together, we honor each

tear.

We don't try to make the tears go

away.

We don't try to fix each

other.

We don't offer each other unsolicited

advice.

We are well acquainted with

isolation.

We have each become our own best

friend.

We have learned to give in without giving

up.

We don't feel sorry for each

other.

We feel an unspoken bond that goes beyond understanding - it is a

knowing.

We are the

abled-differently.

7/01/2017

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At times I envision myself living with others
Who physically move as I do
The smallest tasks are undertaken
With deliberate concentration and effort

That image of living with these 'others' is a fantasy
Most of my tribes are fantasies 
And I'm okay with that 
But parts of them are realities
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~*~
In a sense...
Are not we all abled-differently?
In various hats and contexts?
~*~