People Like Us?

you said –
people like us –
would never pass 
people like who?

you tried to be elusive
as ever –
never conclusive –
insensitive –
and somehow repulsive.

you said –
people like us…
oh – I see, the crippled –
the disabled –
those for whom ignorance –
is fully enabled.

people like us –
i am not like you –
i am determined –
i fight and learn
i put out the fire
where self esteem burns.

you said
people like us –
would never pass
can you guess the ending –
yes – I had the final laugh.