Wheels

He said I would never stand again,
But I did.
She said I was only a burden to the world,
But I proved her wrong.
You said I would never laugh again,
But I laugh, every day.
When they said I couldn't do this or that,
I said to myself that I surely could,
And that I must.

Who says you need knees to stand?
Feet for all kinds of work?
And toes to smile or to laugh?
Yes, I lost two limbs,
But I gained courage in return,
The courage to stand without feet, knees and toes.

© Wara Karim