Do you really think you can feel my pain?
As I struggle to regain my health
Can you feel my strenght leaving me
When I try over and over not to strain?
Do you know that without my courage
This would not be anything to gain?
I fight everyday for a stronger body
Will I beable to make it up from my bed?
Or will I once again be a prisoner here instead?
Awareness sometimes insn't a good thing
If you are going to suffer like another human being
Take it from me my friend, don't wish to be aware
Of all that suffering and pain out there
I know from experience how pain feels
And I know how much I have had to deal
So it is a nice thought that you have their in your heart
But of my painful world you dont want any part
Would you like not being to walk a mile
Without a brace on your leg
Everyday is a new trial
Will I win today or not can't you see
I don't want you to be that aware of me
I want someone to come and bring me a smile
So that I can forget my pain for awhile
Don't look to share anothers infimatives
Instead be a friend and don't shy away from them
So many people think that a brace or a wheelchair
Makes the person in them dumb and deaf as they sit there
Treat them as you would your best friend
Make them have a good day and be able to smile again
Why do people think that if a person is missing a limb
Can't be a great friend and have some fun with them?
So many times when I am in my chair
I have to have help from someone to be wheeled from here to there
People turn their heads and look away
Why ? Are they afraid that I may ask them to help me one day
I don't need any help thank you very much
I will not let anyone make me feel
like I am something to be shamed
I know in my heart that I will not always be lame
So watch what you wish for becareful what you think
Because you don't know how much it would take you to the brink
I am strong and I am sure that one day I will be well
and then I will have many happy stories to tell
So be careful what you want to become aware of my friend
You may find that the pain you may not be able to withstand
I hear this from people everyday when I am out and about
They tell me how lucky I am that I am alive and I want to shout
I know I am alive and I don't have any intention of leaving this earth
I can feel in my soul and heart that there will be a rebirth
My limbs will strengthen and I will once again be able to stand
Then I will be a welcome part in society once again
I deserve to be treated like everyone else that is whole
I will not tolerate being told that I can't do certain things
I am just as good as you are my fellow human beings
So if you really want to become aware of all that is out there
Begin with that lonely person sitting in that wheelchair