NATIONAL POETRY DAY

OTHERS

Some have a smile that’s beaming

Some are very cute

Some may be very vocal

At other times they're mute

Some may walk along beside you

Some just stare into space

But no matter how you see them

They're part of the human race

I know it’s hard to understand

When in a public place

some scream and shout quite suddenly

but it is no disgrace.

They might seem very different

But in some ways they are not

They too need love and friendship

It's not asking for a lot

What they would really like is easy

Something everyone can do

Just accept them as they are

And let them join in too

They are not a ‘special gift from God’

As nice as that may read

They are people just like you

But ones with different needs

WRITTEN BY ANNE HAWKES

TO CELBRATE NATIONAL POETRY DAY