Why Me?! What did I do to you Why did I turn out this way? I haven't got a clue But I am here and I am real I have some special needs But why do you ignore My parents cries and pleas? I have rights,is what I've heard, But you can't prove this by me. You don't have to take my word for this, It's on my IEP I may not look like other kids, I may not be as smart. But if you cut me open, You'll see I have a heart. I have a brain, I want to learn, And yet you won't let me. You'd rather lock me in a room And throw away the key. For quite some time a law's been passed, That recognized the need To educate the handicapped And hoped to plant a seed. The idea of this law Was to change the way we think The need was so important they put it down in ink This was in the 70s And since there've been amends To make things even better For me and all my friends And now so many years have passed, And still I am not free To receive an appropriate education That these laws entitled me Now I want you to explain Why this cannot be Why I am ignored And why you have forsaken me. By: Vicki Sheehan ( and all the special needs kids)
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