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5d
to cast out a soul already broken
to shut the door on pain and effort
is a wound deeper than any fall
a cruelty that knows no excuse

when the body is weary, the spirit bruised
and every breath is fought for with trembling hands
to be pushed aside is to deny
the very fight that keeps them breathing

they give all they have
a thousand small battles, unseen and unheard
each step forward a mountain climbed
each smile a victory over shadow

there is no justification in turning away
no righteousness in exile when mercy is needed most

to kick out the disabled is to erase their struggle
to silence their courage
to deny the heart that beats fiercely
even when the world grows cold

kindness is not optional
it is the very foundation of our humanity
and those who refuse it
must carry the weight of that choice

for the greatest injustice is not the illness itself
but the abandonment
of those still fighting to be seen
Written by
Javier Rhoden
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