Role of Family in the Life of a Person with Disability
29 Jan, 2021 | 5 min
Bijo N Thomas
‘Family’ the dearest and the nearest thing to his heart
‘Mother’ the safest place that he can find in this world
‘Father’ the strongest one, yet delicate inside filled with love
‘Brother’ the sweetest one, always there to share his joy & grief
‘Sister’ the cutest of them all who always shows what kindness is
Yet the world treated him the worst, called him ‘dumb’
Pushed him away, beaten up, laughed upon
They said, “he is a monster and look at his limbs”
They said “He is so scary and that’s creepy”
Some were even better, “Let’s show him some pity”
Help him even if he didn’t ask for, Yeah
Let’s show some mercy, some sympathy….
Mother told him not to worry, she is always there to love him
Father told, “you are a strong man you can touch the skies.”
Brother told, “enough of these excuses; Come let’s play together.”
Sister shows her doll and wants him to sit straight
So that she can put the glitters and make up,
She told now he looks pretty exactly like her doll.
He thought, “I’m not alone, I’m not treated differently
I am blessed with a family, that helps me grow.”
