Listening to the Littlest

IF I HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS,
REMEMBER

they are special, but I am not.
I'm not a "special child"
but a child with special needs.
Be sensitive, and make allowances.
But whenever it is possible,
treat me like all the rest.
Don't let those special needs
be all you see of me.
Give me the dignity of living
with the same rules as the others.
Not set apart, or different,
except where I must be.
Keep me, and others,
from using handicaps!

I'M NOT A TOY-

don't set me up, make me perform
for your amusement,
Or teach me words and acts to bring a laugh.
Laugh with me, sure, but not at me.
I might decide to stay a "toy"
programmed to get attention by my acts,
being a clown to hide my
lack of confidence in me.
Remember, I'm a person,
not a toy.

SOMETIMES

let's just blow bubbles,
For no good reason,
let's just blow bubbles.
Laugh a little, watch them disappear,
not even wonder where.
Smile and touch the rainbow colors
watch them float in air.
No reason why-
no goals-no structure.
Sometimes...
let's just blow bubbles...

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