A chronic disease will never go away.
It stays by the victim's side
Every night and every day.
Caution, danger, stop, beware!
There's nothing worse you could do
Than stop to laugh or stare.
It's not a cheerful thought, I know,
But still it remains true.
And those who have these chronic disabilities
Ae counting on us to help them through.
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Greater Than the Sum of Our Differences
PoetryThis book is comprised of fifteen different poems -- lyric, spoken word, and free verse. They show how people with disabilities are often treated differently than other "normal" people, even though there really is no such thing as "normal". Some of...
