Dreaming of Silver Roses

For my autistic, down syndrome friend
Current mood: blessed

Emily, I wonder what goes through that pretty head

You look up at me and won’t say a word

Emily, big brown eyes and coal black hair

Just to feel my skin you take my hands in yours

Bang the table, hands flap, pages fly,

Watching you just freezes time

A new book

every few minutes

you ravage with your eyes

Do the colors swirl around you

Can you tell me what you see

All I know is

 that to watch you smile

 is like poetry

Emily, for a moment the fog raises

Emily, and you mutter utter nonsense

Meaning something,

Meaning nothing,

Meaning everything to me

Falling from your often silent tongue

Meaning everything to me

I would love for just a moment

To slip behind the wall

That seems to hold you captive

In the prison of your skin

Just to see the world as you do

I would love to see the random patterns

As you think

What do you think, Emily….. 

Currently listening : On a Clear Night By Missy Higgins Release date: 2008-02-26