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To Mom and Dad
written by: A. Murphy
May 2001

Some say you'll never reach me- I'm just too far away.
I live in a world with no one else; it will always be that way.
I will not have emotion; I will not laugh or smile.
And when I do make progress, it will never be in miles.

But please do not believe and take to heart what people say,
Because I need your faith in me, to walk with me each day.
It's true I may not live in your wold, but I'll let you into mine,
And every time I look at you, you'll know that it's a sign,
That you're a part of my world, that I trust your guiding hand,
That I feel your love surrounding me, even when I don't understand.

I feel so many feelings, I laugh- I smile- I cry.
I feel your patience around me as you give it one more try.
I appreciate life's little joys like rainbows and like rain,
And just like other little boys I love to play with trains.
I love to look in mirrors and make faces back at me.
I love to run around outside to see all that I can see.
I love to play in water, to make big splashes with big rocks.
I love to play in our backyard without my shoes and socks.

And though I may not speak to you like other boys my age,
Don't ever listen when people tell you that I'm forever in a cage.
Sometimes I feel locked up by my thoughts, and fears, and dreams,
But getting out and being free is never as easy as it seems.
I cannot let myself out; I do not own the key.
I fly around just waiting for someone to set me free.

I want to learn to talk to you, I want to laugh and play.
I may walk in small steps towards you, but please don't walk away.
I need you to keep smiling, to keep on talking to me.
I need you to help me open my cage; I need you to find my key.
It may be hard to reach me on those days when I'm locked in tight,
But it's on those days when I'll need your help to keep up our winning fight.

Please know that I feel you loving me and helping me to grow,
So that someday I may understand all it is that I'll need to know.
I may never be truly "normal" as the world describes boys to be,
But I will be your little boy for as long as you will love me!