Handicap

Tribute to successful persons with disability

Life is neither poem nor prose
Life  is neither poppy nor rose

It may be smooth or harsh
Like pleasant breeze or burning brush

Everyone has to face the reality
With passion,commitment and ability

Perfect person may not win the prize
While a handicap may give surprise

Dream,devotion and drive for goal
May make one honored and successful

I greet challenged persons from my heart
You have conquered through your art

Your success is a lesson for us all
You will always shine and never fall

Reviews

[Ayvid N]

They should all the more be celebrated for making it in such a harsh, difficult world. Those who were lucky enough to make it and those who were not...they all deserve our love, respect and regard. Great and noble thoughts from you Zainul sir. My compliments.

[zainul]

Dear Divya,
Thanks for the thoughtful contribution.
Yes,they all deserve our love, respect and regard.
I am very glad that you stopped by to grace this piece.:)

[Ayvid N]

My pleasure sir. You are welcome. :)

[zainul]

:)

[Tate Morgan]

Life gives us each a handicap .For some its physical some mental some economical These are handicaps to be overcome in the building of a mans character. The inner soul needs no body to shine

[zainul]

Wonderfully said that the inner soul needs no body to shine.
Thank you Tate for illuminating the issue of handicap and generalizing it for everybody.

[Tate Morgan]

You are welcome sir

[zainul]

My honor and privilege,sir.:)

[Tate Morgan]

You area good man with a bright soul

[Prritiy]

A beautiful thought penned beautifully, liked it a lot :)

[zainul]

Thank you dear friend for the wonderful review.:)
Hope you are doing well.

[Prritiy]

You are welcome, yes i am fine thanks :)
How are you doing.

[zainul]

This is my great pleasure.:)

[MOON]

Poignant beautiful write , great achiements and heart ! We all handicapped in some way yet physical disability is an extra challenge to triumph over this is inspirational.

[zainul]

Thank you Moon for the great analysis and thoughtful review.
I appreciate your special view that we are all handicapped in some way yet physical disability is an extra challenge to triumph over.
Thank you for stopping by to grace this piece.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

These days being honest is seen as a handicap. If a person says what they think they are labeled unless it goes along with the crowd; unless it pretends that everyone is equal. But I find it interesting that the beautiful girl never says to the homely girl, "I'm just as pretty as you." The rich man never says to the bum on the street, "I'm worth just as much as you." The intellectual never says to the idiot, "I'm every bit as smart as you." The situation is always reversed. Because it is obvious in its dishonesty. Society loves an amiable lie. Every person invents their own reality in what they choose to believe. As a man believes, so it is in his reality. Love is the only equalizer that I know of greater than death. Because love puts beauty in the eye of the beholder; wealth in the heart of men and wisdom beyond knowledge in the beautiful simplicity of thought. The only disability that exists in my reality is the inabilty to love. I enjoyed the read.

[zainul]

Thank you Fabian for focusing on the day to day reality and nature of humans.
I feel very impressed to see that you could elaborate the phenomena in such convincing way.
Thanks for your admiring review.
This means a lot to me.

[Daniel Eckert]

I read your profile first, "I am a born writer" seemed a little pretentious to me. Yet here your work shows you were born quill in hand! What a great piece.

[zainul]

Thank you Daniel for the nice compliments.
Your profile expressed eloquently the story how you left the 'Throne of Education' for writing.
But,I could not leave the obligation of formal education and struggle for living to move in the world of literature as freely as you.
Thanks for stopping by,young friend!

[Sirius King]

I've worked with people who have developmental disabilities for the last 5 years...this is a great tribute to them...thanks for sharing!

[zainul]

Thank you Serenus for the inspiring review.
This means a lot to me.

[Sirius King]

my pleasure, anytime!

[zainul]

:)

[AnnaKat_Brown]

It truly is amazing the life lessons that we can learn from those who are handicapped, in whatever way. Thank you for expressing this fact in your poem!

[zainul]

Thank you dear friend for stopping by to grace this piece with your admiring review.
This means a world to me.:)

[Onku Ghosh]

Very touching!!! We should not consider them inferiors in any way but give them credit for what is rightly due to them.A physically challenged person is never complacent like us.....so called normal people.He strives hard to attain his goal.So he deserves better treatment from us. Very good thought

[zainul]

I agree with you Onku Ghosh that a physically challenged person is never complacent like us, so called normal people.He strives hard to attain his goal.So he deserves better treatment from us.
I adore your thoughtful review.
Thank you for stopping by.

[Leslie Philibert]

I have worked for 30 years with young people with physlcal or mental disabilities...enjoy this.

[zainul]

Thank you Leslie for your inspiration.
I am very pleased to know that you have enjoyed it.:)