POEM - It’s Nice to See You Out and About

The man in the wheelchair

Has a good attitude

He earned his seat by accident

It broke only his neck

Not his life

An interesting point he makes

In a radio interview this morning

He said he has it easy

His trials are readily apparent

Gets stopped on the train

Or in passing

And the comment is made

            “It’s nice to see you out and about.”

He laughs a little

            Like “Congratulations! You dressed yourself!

                        And left the house! Good job!”

Easier when you have it all out there

There is another point

One not made, but obvious:

Everyone needs to be congratulated

For getting up each day

Overcoming our own handicaps

And going out into the world

And we all need to be nice

            Cuz life is like a bull elephant

Sitting on your chest and settling in

So he can watch “A Cure for Insomnia”

All 87 hours of it . . . twice