PARA-BADMINTON 1
AMPUTEE
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Meher Pestonji (India)
She has only one leg
But more determination
than most people with two
She stared pain in the face
when her leg was severed
by a speeding train
In intensive care
she had one word to share
with doctors: Badminton
Walker, crutches, prosthetics
and she was on the court again
unhooking false leg
to hop while others ran
winning bronze, silver, gold
again and again
Winning matches
no match
for winning
at life
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