The Journey Beyond ...

The moment we stepped into Shine Special School,

We knew, yes we knew…..

That we had to do something special,

To reach out and touch;

The life of those gifted few.

Bright eyes that looked up,

Noisy feet that danced,

Sweet chatters that echoed,

Honey voices that sang,

Sweet hands that held on,

Little arms that curled around,

All just seemed to say, don’t leave us alone…..alone.

We winced in pain for long, for long.

We looked at us not once but twice,

Good food, shelter and warmth,

Good hands and feet had we,

Good thoughts to take us ahead,

But all this just didn’t make us feel any better.

Oh my, Oh my,

We thought and thought,

What was it that made them so different?

What was it that made us think?

What was it that they had within?

What was it that wrung our heart in pain?

A smile they had……

The joy they shared…….

A life they lived……..

An attitude so lofty….as if….they were born to rule the world.

They will, they will, rule the world one day

As……

A mission they had, to surge ahead,

And smile back at life and say,

Yeah we did it, we did it,

We are born to rule the world in our own sweet way today…..

So we knew,

What we had to do…..

With a little effort, some hope,determination and courage in plenty,

We marched forward…hand in hand,

With the children of The Shine School.

To make their life……even our life

A little better, just a wee little better,

 Better that what they desire it to be.

 - Sujatha Kannan

    1 March 2013