The Child I Love

The Child I love

Backward and untouchable

Looks like any other child

But upon closer look

There's something different about him

He's not your usual child

For he lives in two worlds

His own and ours

Yet he's not fully in ours

But only physically

Try to hug him

And his world turns upside down

As though a cataclysmic event occurred in his life

Or an Earthquake shook his world

He does not desire physical affection

Yet he appreciates praise

This child of mine

I long to hug

And have the hug returned

I wish to be in the same world

He in mine and me in his

That will never be

For it seems he can't be reached

To be hugged or be understood

Nor will he hug or understand

There is a world far bigger than his

Maybe one day he'll seek out this world

Maybe one day

He'll come to me

And hug me

Just because he loves me

Maybe one day

I can hug him

Just because I love him

Maybe one day

We can share each other's joys and sorrows

Maybe one day we can share our two worlds

And others can share theirs with him