Three Parables Stretching for Dignity

The blind do not need blindfolds.
They wear shades just for us
even as we turn our eyes away.
We give them a stick to see.

The one-legged woman 
stands just as tall 
as the two-legged man.

The blind man in the wheelchair can go far,
but he can go twice as far if he holds on to
the  frame of the friend peddling besides him.
The water basin in his lap is for all to share
for the sun shines brightly and makes us thirst.