How many cars make a traffic jam?
How much noise? How much pollution?
How much noise? How much pollution?
How does a blind person cross the
road?
How can we find a solution?
How many MP’s does it take to
change a light bulb?
How many benefits slashed and cut?
How come the privileged continue to
thrive?
How long the waiting list now the
hospitals shut?
How long is a piece of string?
How come you know why the caged
bird sings?
How long until we finally hear
the bells of equality ring?
How much free speech is taken for
granted?
How can we hear the small voices?
How does a blind person cross the
road
- If the blind person has no choices?
How does the light get in?
How do you measure isolation in
there?
How important is a sense of
independence?
How important are the carers? How vital the care?
How many signatures have to sign
the petitions?
How many press releases, updates
and tweets?
How can we raise more awareness?
How can we make safer these
streets?
How the spinners spin keeps
spinning and
How does the left hand not know the
right?
How can you walk past and do
nothing?
How do you sleep well at night?
How would you like to be treated?
How can we all ignite the fuse?
How come the disabled, sick, poor
and elderly
Are the ones who suffer cut backs
and lose?
How can you shut the door when
there are no walls?
How can we educate? How can we
unite?
How can we combat greed, apathy and
ignorance?
How do we fight the good fight?
How come everyone isn’t treated
equally?
How come we can’t enrich and enable
all life?
How do actions speak louder than
words?
How do your words cut like a
knife?
I believe we can find the truth and the answers -
And we’ll reap all the seeds that
we sowed
But lets start by asking one
question -
How does a blind person cross the
road?
©
Salena Godden / 2013
Read at The House of Lords - December 3rd 2013
The United Nations 21st Annual International Day of Disabled People.
Written in support of the House of Lords premier of 'The Sea of Change' film, asking the question "How Does A Blind Person Cross The Road?" Find out more about the film by watching this short trailer on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkVfe0I5sbM
Read at The House of Lords - December 3rd 2013
The United Nations 21st Annual International Day of Disabled People.
Written in support of the House of Lords premier of 'The Sea of Change' film, asking the question "How Does A Blind Person Cross The Road?" Find out more about the film by watching this short trailer on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkVfe0I5sbM
Last night as I left The House Of Lords I listened to Big Ben strike 6pm. I was so inspired by the afternoon, by the lively debate and the excellent people I met, most of all the wonderful Sarah Gayton who organised this event and the campaign. So I came straight home and made a new 3minute sound-garden-radio-picture
CLICK HERE TO HEAR: http://www.mixcloud.com/salenagodden/how-does-a-blind-person-cross-the-road-poem-by-salena-godden/
