This poem refers to my experience of living with significant vision and hearing deficits, and my compulsion to present like a typically-abled person.
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STARBREAKER
My left eye and my right ear,
monaural and monocular.
That's all I got, and
that's not enough.
I still go out, though
I can't seem to keep the
world from disappearing,
wear my hood up all the
way for fear of seeming lost.
Can't break down my Hoover cane since
the bungee cords snapped months ago,
like a misfit wizard's staff dispelling
specters of low mobility, harnessing
powers I shouldn't have to split
the ground beneath them.
In this closed circuit of a
neighborhood, all my relations
feel scripted for their protection.
They can never tell how much
I glean without hearing.
A collection of tracks from the singer and multi-disciplinary artist's 111 collaboration series, featuring KMRU, Laraaji, and others. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024