Psychological dome
Forcing passers by
Curious for peep stand,
Swelling a throng
By every square
Or a roadside
Using his right leg
A nimble right hand
With the other holding
The artefact items hard
A hand-less man
Makes attractive tables
and stools
Hammering nails
And cutting woods
The way the task demand,
A task ,many normal people
Imagine, to handle hard.
Those who appreciate
His talent
Throws coins—
A tip for his pocket,
While some buy
The artefact items
He puts up for market.
Aside from eking out
Aleaving
He hits home
The psychological dome
“Disability is not inability!”
In a similar case,
An art mentor
And an apprentice
Draw many a
Wonderful picture
With his mouth
the latter
In a manner
Attention that capture
Hitting home “Some qualities
If deprived by mother nature
Other qualities man could nurture!”
Based on a true story, www.addisinsight.com/.../sintayehu-tishale-man-redefines-disability-carpenter-ability/
<Deleted User> (13762)
Wed 8th Nov 2017 08:46
thank you for posting this poem and link Alem. It just goes to show what can be achieved despite debilitating illness and disability. And with the right tools too. I run a workshop from my home which is part of a charity which sends refurbished hand tools and sewing machines to training projects in Africa. These projects often work with young people with disabilities or who are HIV+ or have been orphaned or widowed. The training and tools they are given help them to become self-reliant, lifting them out of poverty and usually as a consequence enabling their children to continue their education beyond primary school level. Our small group of volunteers have recently completed four large tool kits of carpentry, building and bicycle repair tools which were passed on to our head office yesterday all ready for shipment. Unfortunately the charity doesn't work in Ethiopia but you can read about their projects on the following link and the group I run here in Wales. All the best, Colin.
https://www.tfsr.org/
https://www.facebook.com/Tools-For-Self-Reliance-Llanelli-Carmarthen-113734792073268/