This is a poem I wrote about 5 years ago on the subject of being left-handed in a right-handed world. I LOVE being left-handed. It makes me stand out from the crowd. About 9 or 10 percent of the population is left-handed, but the men outnumber the women two to one. (even in my own group I'm special).
IN YOUR RIGHT-HANDED WORLD
Yes, hire the left-handed.
It’s fun to watch them write.
I’ll bet you didn’t have a clue,
How many of us are bright.
Problem solving skills we have,
Inventions we have wrought.
Ponder all that lefties do,
With our opposing thought.
Schweitzer was among our group,
And old Ben Franklin too.
Joan of Arc, and Edward R.,
Just to name a few.
The things you take for granted,
For us can be a task.
To you we may seem backward.
“Why is it so?” you ask.
But in our “right minds” southpaws say,
“It’s you who backward be,
Just because we number few,
It’s our point, don’t you see?”
Our numbers are increasing though.
The ratio is mounting,
And someday soon we’ll take command.
On this, I know we’re counting.
Okay, I’m joking on that point.
But don’t you see our plight?
How many items built for you,
Who use them on the right?
I’d love to see you deal with,
the things we have to bear.
And even dieing younger too,
Or don’t you even care?
So when you think in great concern,
Of poor minorities,
Remember us, the 10 percent.
Be kind to lefties, PLEASE!!
Anne L. Fulton
February 14, 2004
Attleboro, Massachusetts