My Promise

All we nonspeakers are, inside,  actually not really abnormal. We are mainly disabled, apparently on the outside. I realize that we look quite abnormal to most people. I also realize that we are really eccentric. But over and over we have shown that we are way more capable than most of the world thinks. 


Wanting a fulfilling life really is not asking much. Wanting to be educated and to have friends are modest demands. But we are not even given these opportunities. The status quo always puts us on the lowest rung of the ladder. Particularly hard is the fact that the establishment persistently insists that we are intellectually disabled. I am incredibly intelligent; I am beyond tired of being treated as though I’m not. 

We are more able than people understand. I am waiting for the world to catch on. I want to achieve great things because I am capable of achieving great things. Feeling helpless because I am held in thrall by my communication disability must stop. I am determined to totally fulfill my promise.