What If (A tribute to Helen Keller)

What if

Words had

Destroyed

Her spirit

Unkindness

Had taken

Away her ambition.

What if

She had

Listened

To all

Who tried

To tare her

Down

With words

Meant to destroy.

What if

She had

Let others

Define her

Ambitions

Limit her abilities

Where would

Those with

Disabilities

Be today?

(C) Michelle R Kidwell

August.09.2021