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LESS THAN HUMAN?

I was born a less human

So my mother says

So my father says

So the society says

Because I have no legs

Why do I feel complete?

Why do I reason like them?

Why do I have these thoughts?

Why do I have the urge to learn?

Why do I understand everything they tell me?

Why is society doing this to me?

I want to go to school

And become a lawyer

But “you must look pitiable and beg”

My father tells me

I really feel less than human

When I am at post

On my knees, with one hand in the other

I can look not into any eye

When I am at the post, begging for coins.

Who made me less human?

What made me less human?

How do I become human?

Please tell me mama,

Please tell me papa

Please tell me society

And I will gladly seek that route

Out of this hellish hole of degradation.

Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia (c) 2014.

 

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By amoafowaa

Just a simple Ghanaian trying to find the best in our society. I may be fun, I may be interesting, I may be funny, I may even be foolish or intelligent, but it is all based on the mood in which you find yourself. I believe our minds make us who we are. Know that, pain, no matter its 'unbearability', is transient. Unburden or delight yourself for a while in my writings please. And all corrections, advice and opinions are welcome. Know that you are the king, queen or royal on this blog. :)

2 replies on “LESS THAN HUMAN?”

So heartbreaking. You have captured the intense frustration, agony, and confinement placed upon the disabled from his/her family and society. When you know you are so much more than people will allow you to become you start believing their lies succumbing to hopelessness. Excellent writing Cecilia, most excellent.

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