Photo by Pierre Bamin on Unsplash

Who’s missing from your table?

Who’s not sitting or standing on your floor?

Look around and ask yourself 

Who have we never invited in

To even set foot in our door?

Who’s missing from your plans and dreams?

Who’s never expected to play a part?

Look around and ask yourself 

Who else could be here, changing our culture from within,

Changing our heart?

Who’s missing from your programmes?

Who’s not being given any consideration?

Look around and ask yourself 

Who else would like to do as we do?

They are not some kind of aberration.

Who’s missing? 

I am, though I am not missed.

Who’s missing out?

We all are.

Inclusion is important but I prefer belonging:

noun

                1. the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure.”they have been selected for inclusion in the scheme”

Belonging

noun

“a feeling of being happy or comfortable as part of a particular group and having a good relationship with the other members of the group because they welcome you and accept you”

#downsyndrome #complexcareneeds