Post-Pediatric
A reflection on being a disabled adult in America
Externally soft spoken, internally screaming
Everything is broken, and we’re all just pretending
Self advocacy, a mandatory labor thrust upon the marginalized
It’s important to raise your voice when their listening is paralyzed
It shouldn’t be this hard.
Adulthood stings like a needle, a sharp pain that comes on fast
The burning sets in slower, poison to the iconoclast
The priority lies in terminology
A differently abled world not focused on accessibility
It shouldn’t be this hard.
Spoken for before they’ve said hello
Neglect the prescription and focus on the counterglow
Children don’t stay children, a fissure in the cerebrum
An invisible cage I fear I’m not free from
It shouldn’t be this hard.
About the Creator
vibrant ghost
I’m a teacher who is just trying to figure out how to make sense of the world around me.
I usually write about social issues with a focus on disability and social justice.
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