Michelle Renee Kidwell

Joined March 2020

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Abled does not mean enabled. Disabled does not mean less abled.” ― Khang Kijarro Nguyen

Fighting to end ableism, one, poem, story, article at a time. Will you join me?

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Words Hold Power
Words hold power A power we give And the power others Take, Words meant for Love can be spoken In hate Breaking fragile
By Michelle Renee Kidwell3 years ago in Poets
We Think We Know Their Story
We Think We know their Story Because we See the glory The fame But there are A thousand stories Hidden behind tired
By Michelle Renee Kidwell3 years ago in Poets
Skewed Perception
“When you focus on someone’s disability you’ll overlook their abilities, beauty and uniqueness. Once you learn to accept and love them for who they are, you subconsciously learn to love yourself unconditionally.” ― Yvonne Pierre
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
I See You
*A dear friend and member of our Church lost her brother on Monday I see you And your grief The tears you Cry Don’t make
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
Clear As Crystal
Clear as crystal Her eyes Told the stories That hid the truths Beneath to much Mascara And to much Rouge. Clear as crystal
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
She’s Beautiful
She cries out Tears of hurt They throw Words at her Like she doesn’t matter She’s beautiful. Her world feels Like it’s closing in around her
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
They Stole My Dignity and My Name
They stole it From me The name My Mother used To whisper In my ear When the nights Exploded. They stole it From me
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
I Was the Poetry, You Were the Prose
Every year since Mimmi passed, I try to create a poem on her birthday. Credit for this amazing photo goes to Melody Mainville…
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
On A Dime
The Conclusion of On Desert Sand On A Dime He held out a hand eagerly Dirty and broken An old dog his only companion.
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
On Desert Sand
The First of a two part storytelling poem this is in honor of all those heroes who have served On Desert Sand… She walks leaning heavily
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
The Voices That Echo Their Stories
The Voices That Echo Their Stories We can’t let The voices be Silenced With the passing Of time The slipping away
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets
She Dreamt
She dreamt of that night, That dance Since she was a little girl Filled with Cinderella fairytales And happily ever after's
By Michelle Renee Kidwell4 years ago in Poets

Michelle Renee Kidwell

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Words Hold Power

We Think We Know Their Story

Skewed Perception

I See You

Clear As Crystal

She’s Beautiful

They Stole My Dignity and My Name

I Was the Poetry, You Were the Prose

On A Dime

On Desert Sand

The Voices That Echo Their Stories

She Dreamt

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