LD Unexplained To Me - Robert John Meehan

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LD Unexplained To Me

Robert John Meehan

i have a disability

his name is LD

i think he lives

deep inside of me

my mom sometimes cries

she's afraid you see

i think she thinks

she'll catch it from me

i go to the doctor

down neath the stairs

she comes to get me

while my whole class stares

she's fixing my progress

without shots or pills

i hope poor progress

ain't a disease that kills

i don't feel a hurt

but i'm a little scared though

can i be like the others

or will my LD soon show

will there be spots

or pox or an itchy rash

or will my body just melt

into a pile of trash

i don't want LD

its scary to me

what can i do

to rid it from me

my teacher is nicer

and kinder to me

cause she's moved

her desk closer to me

i know just why

she did this for me

we were nicer and kinder

to aunt rose before she died...you see

will i have to get shots

and amputations too

or will i be in much pain

before all this is through

when the whispering stops

will someone just say

let's bow our heads

for this poor boy we pray

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