Save Meldreth Manor School from closure

Sending this out on behalf of the 'Save Meldreth Manor' group. 

DO NOT LET MELDRETH END

I arrived in silence, shrouded in darkness, I did not smile

Settling into my new home was going to take me a while.

My teachers and helpers patiently showed me the way

Working tirelessly with me through every long day

Showing me how to “speak” with a blink of my eye

A sign never noticed by all the people passing me by.

Then a twitch of my finger became a wave of my hands

I was signing my needs and soon making demands.

They taught me to smile and then discovered I could shout.

I was being taught what communicating was all about.

My shout became a scream and then a howl of delight,

So loud that people came rushing to discover my plight.

Then they understood and the joy spread around

I do have a life and my lost voice has been found.

Now I can shout when I am happy and my life here is fun,

“Biking” at speed with the wind in my hair and my face to the sun

Sensing the motion of waves as we cross the Learning Curves dip

I feel the cold water splashing and the rocking of the ship.

I love ringing the big bell and the deep vibration of sound

And the freedom of fresh country air as I am wheeled around.

I paint pictures on canvas describing my life in colours I can’t see

But I can feel the textures and they feel so very good to me.

Holding my hands you guide me as we whisk and we bake

Then I smell the most wonderful aroma of biscuit and cake.

In an echoing hall Music Therapy, the beat pounding my head

Waking my mind that you all once thought was dead.

I am alive and living in a world made just for me

Don’t take it away now and make me unhappy

There are not many places that offer such devotions

To my health and wellbeing while safeguarding my emotions

Thank you SCOPE for being both my saviour and my friend

Please listen to my prayer now and “Do Not Let Meldreth End”

Thank you

JJM 01.09.15