“I wrote this a while back”


So There you are you stare at me

A wheelchair user is what you see

You think you know just how I feel

But You don’t know the real deal

My legs don’t work that well no more

When I stand my feet are sore

My Knees they swell my joints in pain

This agony i am in this life of strain 

And then there are the muscle spasm

A little trick I just can’t fathom 

I jolt and jerk for a little while

And try and chill and even smile

My legs they kick my arms go wild

They are not all like that some are mild

I know what happens I am wide awake

I just watch my body I watch it shake
So There you are you stare at me

A wheelchair user is what you see

You think you know the real me

There is so much more than the eye can see

Oh my god I need the loo

Push like mad I need to do

My bladder control is not that good

Not like it was when I was stood

You understand life is a chore

But for me I can take the pain no more

I lay in the dark my head in a spin 

If only dying was not a sin 

The thoughts that run through my head

I just hope that life will win instead

That simple task you do each day

For me I need to find a different way

I look at what needs to be done

And do what I always do I over come

I cook I clean I live my life

Just me my love my beautiful wife

If not for her I would never cope

Maybe swinging on a peace of rope
So There you are you stare at me

A wheelchair user is what you see

The drugs I take every day

But that is life it’s just the way

I never thought I would be like this 

If only I could have a different wish

So now I live life to the full

Up that hill up I pull

I test my limits I push myself

I don’t sit around on a dusty shelf

I get out there and find a way

Don’t hold me back I will not stay.

I am more than just a disabled dude

I am a human being so don’t be rude

I have a heart a mind thats strong

So please I beg don’t do me wrong 

I am just a normal kind of guy

I can’t even pretend that I am shy

I have a bit of a sense of humour 

Or maybe that’s a wild rumour.

I treat my friends the best I can 

Because that’s the way of a real man

Without them there next to me

I just don’t know where I’d be

They give me help they give me will

I just hope they don’t give me the bill

They offer me support and love

I believe they are a gift from above

He is Owain and she is Toni

Without these two life would be lonely 

I am very lucky as there are more

And each of them I do adore

I know I am soft I just don’t care

It’s those around me I love to share
So There you are you stare at me

A wheelchair user is what you see

So take a moment get a drink 

Stop for a second and have a think 

If this was you how would you be 

Looking at life what would you see

Would you stop and would you stare

Or would you move on and just not care

So when you stop and when you stare

Please Don’t just see a wheelchair