Have you ever met a disabled person?
How difficult must be living with a disability?
You chose to follow a pattern
A life which on the outline is happy
You do what you need to do
One day I met a friend
And he started sharing his plans
He had the whole shit figured out
His job and promotions
His travel plans and marriage
His kids and their schooling
And I just kept looking at him wondering
I thought to myself
What is beyond that?
Nobody talks about that
Or I am just hiding my laziness
And pretending to be too philosophical
But let me tell you
I am no different
I travel the same path as my friend
The only difference is that he is happy
And I am not
But maybe he is not happy
Who could tell?
Why do I complain so much and he doesn’t?
He asked me one day,
Have you ever met a disabled person?
How difficult must be living with a disability?
And he advised me
That I am lucky
I am able
I should be happy
I should succeed
As he was doing
When I go home everyday
And I look into the mirror
I try to go beyond myself
I try to look closer
And I laugh
I laugh hard at myself
And I ask myself,
Who isn’t disabled?
