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The Way You Are
by Elizabeth F Sinclair
I remember thinking, my heart thumping, ”Oh no! It cannot be!”
Why did this happen to you? My happy child, my sweet baby!
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Ronnie’s Story
by Kris Haddow
“Ronnie Blair, Shit the flair,
Licked it up and asked fir mair.”
“Ronald, has only got one ball,
The ither, he shat oot in the hall.”
“Ronnie, Ronnie, gie us yer answer do,
Don’t just sit there and squeeze oot anither poo...”
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Support Me
by Kay Smith
Jasmine was wheeled into the teaching area. With calm professionalism staff welcomed her, admiring her neat little suede boots. Maroon, they matched her pink padded jacket and offset her fawn coloured woollen tights. Jasmine was always well turned out. Her mother made sure of that. Like a doll, one of the staff had commented.
Born six years ago with brain damage Jasmine had the mental age of a baby. Her natural development blocked by a freak of nature she was profoundly mentally and physically disabled. That meant the state lavished great care on her. She was after all entitled to it.
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Poetry Finalist
At Last the Penny Dropped
By Colin Ferguson
From the womb to Earth I fell
into a subcultural landscape called hell,
and it’s time to peep through a hole into my soul,
it is time I give you this story to tell
which contains the dark side I’ve kept to myself.
So now we must go back in time,
at least 24 or 25 years down the line.
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Untitled by Nicola Mullan
See the girl walk with an air of control
See her façade as she plays out her role
See her help others more like her than they know
See the confusion within her ignored
See her taking so much time to care
See those around her all the time unaware
See her maintaining the poise that’s expected
See the relief that no-one’s suspected
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