Embraced Not Excluded
Battling for well
over seven years now,
Yet there's still
no change in sight,
Hoping to raise
awareness of the battles,
Myself and so
many other families fight
We're slowly drowning
in a failing system,
Fighting the same
needless war every day,
Just a typical
normal day at school,
As we enforce
education the "traditional way",
Usually kept separated
whenever they do go,
But they advocate
it's the best way,
No wonder it's
such a relentless battle,
Getting them to
attend even one day.
They're forever accused
of just being difficult,
Confined to a
learning or behavior zone,
With no possibility
of making any friends,
Being isolated at
break times all alone.
It's become pointless
even attending plan meetings,
They're just empty
promises of alternative care,
They destroy all
our trust or hope,
Realising their words
are only hot air.
How many more
children will be failed,
How bad do
things need to get,
Before it's accepted
this way isn't working,
Only prevents additional
support needs being met,
This hasn't exactly
come as a surprise,
Infact it's only
grown worse over time,
Why is it
the parents getting fined?
We're not the
ones committng a crime.
Because they don't
need to be fixed,
Or think who
they are is wrong,
All children should
be embraced, not excluded,
Where everyone can
feel like they belong.
To say it's
"in their best interests",
Makes me think
you must be deluded,
It's time that
all children were embraced,
Instead of being
ignored, overlooked and excluded.
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