Inclusion Poem by MOSES ABOLADE

Inclusion
Poem by Moses ABOLADE, Peace Poet on 22/12/2020

They are all brilliant,
They said 'I am dumb'
I wish I could be radiant
And speak like other kids
Yes, 'I am dumb' but take me with you!

They are all different seeds
They said 'I cannot see'
So, I shouldn't be seen
I was not heard at the scene
I really fight hard, so I could see
But they pay no attention to me

In my chair, they called me 'Chairman'
Others ran and left like Spiderman
The engineers forgot my runway columns
The employers never remove the columns
Yet I was left to wait in the hood
Without a will or mood,
I am a wood that stood
to only think about the food

I can't die, I wish I could
I wish I could sleep and wake with none of this wound
Yet you make me suffer your exclusion
And denied me all your interaction
Yet you pretend I am in your plans
And you are not leaving me behind

I seek no positions, just let me know the plans
I have no ambition to be your Senator, just a bill for my clans
The ambition is just to be carried along in the process
Just to live with same ovations and get the access

Don't leave me behind; Please try
Don't let me wail in pity: to sing my cry
Can you stop asking; if I am Disabled?
Can you see me beyond this side of the table?
Don't make my inclusion an illusion!
Please try!