WE ARE PEOPLE TOO
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I wrote a poem called We Are People Too about my difficult experiences of understanding my learning disability and of having Down Syndrome. This poem was eventually turned into a song, which you can listen to below.
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​​Sometimes people stare at me
They have no clue at all
It makes me think that maybe I should never have been born
Why do I feel this way when people stop and stare
I'm glad I have my family near me, at least I know they care

Some people call us special but they don't mean those words at all
Ignore the things we tell them till we have no rights at all
How do we make them listen, to hear our point of view
And finally realise that we, we are people too 'cos

We are the same as you, we are different, but we are people too
We deserve to have a voice, yes we do, just like you and
We want our voices heard, to be treated just the same as you
Just because we are different,
​don't forget
That we are people too

They say that special children are born to special families
Who stand up and fight for us to make,
to make those other people see
But still with the love and strength things can sometimes blue,
but in my case it couldn't be more true

I know you like to
​wrap me in cotton wool,
that's not what I need from you
I want you all to realise I'm still a person just like you
Everyone has their dreams so please, don't put our dreams down
We just need your love and your support to know
You'll always be around

We are the same as you, we are different, but we are people too
We deserve to have a voice, yes we do, just like you
We want our voices heard, to be treated just the same as you Just because we are different,
Don't forget
That we are people too
We are people too
We are people too