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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Naming of wheelchair-parts

To-day we have naming of wheelchair-parts. Yesterday

We had daily cleaning of crutches. And to-morrow morning,

We shall have how to mount a staircase. But to-day

We have naming of wheelchair-parts. Disabilities

Are everywhere these days, real or imagined are no longer distinguished

And to-day we have naming of wheelchair-parts

This is the rusty left brake. And this

Is the rusty right brake, that you must use

When you want to avoid serious head injury. And this is the crutch-holder,

Which in your case you have not got. The legs

Running around freely in the tall, green grass

Which in our case we have not got

This is the rims, which are not confined

To gangstas and their pimpy rides. Please let them

See how I polish them every day. It is quite easy

To keep one’s ride nice and breezy

These are the handles. They call it the handle

Because they allow you to handle the person

In the chair. And the cushion, the wheels and the armrests

All of them made so we don’t fall on our asses

For to-day we have naming of wheelchair-parts

4 comments:

  1. Heartfelt pastiche. Love the humour of the handles, tinged with a bitter edge.

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  2. Nice pastiche.
    A text with multiple references on several different levels.

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  3. This is good. It has some humour, but it is mixed with a more serious aspect. I would agree with Anders that it has references on different levels. Nice job. :D

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