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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN STANDING THERE, by MARKEY SULLIVAN
First Line: I know, I shouldn't have been standing there
Last Line: For I just know he'd have acted differently if someone had told him I was blind.
Subject(s): Blindness; Visually Handicapped
First Line: I know, I shouldn't have been standing there
Last Line: For I just know he'd have acted differently if someone had told him I was blind.
Subject(s): Blindness; Visually Handicapped
I know, I shouldn't have been standing there in everybody's way.
I shouldn't have been standing there at that busy time of day.
When he came around the corner he must have been goin' lickety-split
'Cause I thought a mountain toppled when our two full bodies hit.
He sure must have been in a hurry by the way he fussed and swore.
And he didn't even notice, when I promised I wouldn't stand there any more.
But I guess only 'cause he was ruffled that's why he was so downright unkind
For I just know he'd have acted differently if someone had told him I was blind.
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