[blindkid] A Poem

Thu Dec 6 15:41:41 UTC 2012

love that

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 10:45 PM, Carrie Gilmer <carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>wrote:

> My son (Jordan Richardson) wrote this poem once to present to other
> younger blind kids, I. Think you might like it too.
>
> So You Want To Be...
>
> So you want to be,
> Senator,
> Doctor,
> Farmer;
>
> Whatever your heart desires,
> Here are some things,
> That you will need:
> Excellent travel skills,
> A thirst for knowledge,
> An idea that blind is respectable.
>
> Have you heard,
> That blind people've done it before?
> Dr. Jacob Bolotin
> Or Senator Thomas Pryor Gore?
> So you want to be,
> Dog whisperer,
> Policeman,
> Teacher;
>
> Whichever one you choose,
> You will surely succeed,
> If you take the advice,
> That I know that you'll need.
>
> Be on time to your job,
> Don't accept unneeded help,
> And you won't get caught in a mob,
> Of the unemployed.
>
> Before you decide,
> What you will be,
> When you are still quite young,
> Make sure you learn Braille,
> And the screen-reader called JAWS.
> Don't be late to class,
> Turn homework in on time,
> Work hard to be sure,
> You do more than just pass.
>
> As well as all of these,
> You know that you need,
> The attitude,
> That you CAN succeed.
>
> To be successful,
> You know what you need?
> You need attitude,
> Of determination and pride,
> Don't ever feel,
> The cane is something to hide.
>
> No matter what it be,
> Don't give up on your dream,
> Don't listen to the musn'ts, the won'ts or the shouldn'ts,
> Lots of blind people who have succeeded,
> Were told that they couldn't.
>
> To reach your dream,
> You need confidence,
> That you can receive,
> From the people in this room,
> As well as those you find in Kernel books,
> Or here at convention.
>
> To be successful,
> You know what you really need?
> You need to read fluently,
> Which you can do by reading a lot,
> Read Braille and
> Read it alot,
> Read it whether you want to or not.
> Find something that you like
> And take it wherever you go.
>
> I've read a book
> On a bus
> In a tree
> Under the covers is just fine with me;
> I can do it
> So can you.
>
> If you don't believe me,
> You know you can call
> Mr. Jerry Whittle
> Or Mrs. Barbara Cheadle,
> They won't mind at all.
>
> For the Parents:
> So you want your kid to be,
> Successful,
> Happy,
> Independent;
>
> Here are some things,
> You will need to do;
> Take them everywhere,
> With the cane.
> Forgetting it
> Will bring later strain,
> Be the mean parent
> And make them do chores.
>
> This you must do,
> To be sure,
> That your child,
> Grows up confidently.
>
> To make sure,
> Your child learns real good
> You know what you should do?
> You should push the school
> To get them Braille.
> To get your child
> The perfect education
> You know what you should do?
> You should educate the teachers,
> About blindness and what to do.
>
> If you have more questions
> You know who you should call?
> Call Dr. Ruby Ryles,
> And Dr. Fred Schroeder too,
> They won't mind at all if you do.
>
> Back to the kids...
>
> So you want to be
> President
> Astronaut
> Olympic champion
> Maybe you'll be the first.
>
> So you want to be
> Musician
> Mechanic
> Dancer
> You want them so bad you could burst;
>
> To become these things
> You know where you should go?
> To the NFB's Buddy Program,
> In Louisiana,
> Colorado
> Or Minnesota too
> To become successful
> In whatever you choose
> Go to these places
> Where i know you won't lose.
>
> Go to YMCA programs
> Try some summer camps too
> Until you find one that you like
> Try a few.
>
> For the parents again...
> So you want your child to be
> A good choice maker
> Honest
> Goal setting
> If you want your child
> To be all tree
> Take this advice and
> You'll yell with glee!
> To help your child
> Be the beat that they can be
> It takes all
> To be all that they can be.
>
> To help your child
> Acheive this success
> Show them the NFB
> and programs they provide
> If you need any help
> You know you can call
> Dr. Marc Maurer
> And my Mom too
> They will be ecstatic
> If you do.
>
> Thank you!
> Jordan Richardson
>
> Who..now at age 22, worked on the Outreach Staff of the Governor of
> Minnesota last summer at the state capitol building and is now presently
> nearly half way through his senior year of college majoring in political
> science. He took the bus from the suburbs to the capitol downtown four days
> a week and tied his own tie. :)
>
>
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