Different

Fri, 10/31/2014 - 11:55 -- Jdoan16

Not insufficient

Simply different.

Tucked tightly within complex minds,

Minds which worked differently than most.

Minds that were not understood by most.

Some of the most intelligent people,

But were the most modest,

Being as they were often unable to convey their unique intellect

To those of us with the “normal” thought process.



 

They’re put in special classrooms,

With different teachers,

With different assignments and tests and grading.

 

 

The mind of an elementary-aged child

But the intelligence of an Einstein.


The positive attitudes

And the minimal concerns.

 

 

They don’t care about society’s norms

Or proper etiquette.

There’s no “woman’s” or “man’s” place in the home.

It’s more of a travesty when their parents say it’s time to grow up

Than the start of the Third World War would be.

 

Wouldn’t it be nice?

To have the bravery and compassion and non-judgmental mindset

Of those who are considered disabled?  

 

For it is they

Who enable the rest of us.

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