He cries alone,
no-one can know his pain.
As he sit's in his chair
everyday is the same.
He cries alone,
he's not like other kids.
Never get's to play
they ignore the flids*.
He cries alone,
its always been that way.
No-one to listen
when he's got something to say.
He cries alone,
As he watches days pass by.
he sits disfigured,
and I wonder why?
Author notes
If anyone is unfamiliar with the term thalidomide baby, it refers to a child who has been born disfigured often both externally and internally due to the effects of the drug thalidomide used by pregnant women to ease morning sickness. This poem is an attempt at looking at the disabled child sitting alone and imagining how they feel.
*Flid: a derogatory term for a thalidomide baby.
For people who know my style, this genuinely isn't a piss take for once i am being serious
Written July 3rd, 2005
A contest entry
- Something beginning with T ! ! ! by Alone inside.
300 points, ended July 9, 2005, 6 entries
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powerful
I've never heard of that but that is disturbing.... So sad for the child but also for the parent (the good ones at least). You would feel like it was all your fault... -
great
i really like this hope to read some more kk!!! -
aww...this poem is so sad, but it is a good one. i feel bad sometimes when i see ppl that are disfigured or disabled. i try to wonder how my life would be if that was me you know? i come to appreciate all that god blessed me with in my life. nice poem...
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Wow..so powerful!
and completely honest.i love how u expressed everything..very sad but u made it work well ! 
...shows how talented u really are
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awww this is really sad! a really powerful write, and a good read. well done, a great write, thanks for entering.
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sorry me again, just forgot to applaud it last time
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very thoughtful and sad, a good change of style, not that i didn't like your other stuff this just seems a lot more serious, great poem, excellent empathy
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This one is so good and really insightful. I think that you can show a different side to your poetry and thats awesome. I had no idea that there was a name for those babies and its just sad to think about. How did you think about that for a contest anyway? It doesn't matter, it was good either way!
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Good Empathy
I see you've taken the less insensitive route this time, when I saw this pop up on my favourites section, I was expecting more sick humour, but this really stood out as different to that. Glad you're being more empathetic. -
aww this poem is sad.. but its good
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omg how sad!!! and yeah this isnt liek ur usual poems but its still really good like all ur other poems. its soo sad tho but i havent even heard of that kind of baby. thats sooo sad. anyways great write
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