April 20, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde
Circles
In this match of life
others call a game
my hands flutter to
find the finger holes.
I fix my gaze on pins
measuring the lane
grip hard and swing
bowling ball aimed.
Been knocked down
but stubborn as a pin
I stand again, ready
for the next bowler.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2007
Written to art by the disabled for ‘Creative Connections’ exhibition in 2007.
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