The Mindscape of Rue Breakers

By Reuben Moseley

Reuben's poems are an unflinching and powerful exploration of the social and emotional effects of having a disability and growing up dealing with the mental and emotional ramifications. These collection of poems are an expression of knowing what it feels like to be different and be defined by your disability in a judgemental world while dea

• Language: English
• Publisher: Urban Intellectual Books
• Release date: Dec 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9781739893910

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The Mindscape of Rue Breakers

The Mindscape of Rue Breakers

The Mindscape of Rue Breakers

Reuben Moseley

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Disability trumps all

Influences

Rue

You made this dummy

Tumbleweed

You and I

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First Printing, 2021

Disability trumps all

I see all these people walking around,

Talking about race and colour with

So much rage.

Then I come through with

Something else to say.

And they all say,

You’re black so you know racism right?

Well you’d normally be right,

But not this time cos,

You see people who are racist,

Are also dumb as an empty oil drum.

So disability trumps race,

In this rat race.

Cos you see people identify with what's