She sits in silence as they stare
Pity fills the space between her and them as she listens
And hears
Their minds wonder what she's capable of
They see disability while she is trapped inside a disconnected body
That won't bend to her will
But she's smart
She hears all
She knows the innermost secrets that cross their minds
As they sit obliviously judging her
Though they know nothing of the magic within her
She won't show them
She dare not let them in
For the fear of what they might think
If they knew just how much she knows of who they truly are
So she hides in her prison of a body
Waiting for the day someone looks into her eyes and sees her beyond what she can say or do
And it's safe to be herself and live in her truth
Hoping one day they can hear her too