“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
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