Then he screamed
The sound of his existence
Echoed the universe
Completed cycles
Initiated reverbs
on the tight strings of my heart
new melody on my empty staff
My child came from the waters
Survived the passage
my eyes also watered
my own sobbing joy
I can still hear within that room
My child’s laughs are my bass
His innocent embrace
The tempo of each day
My child came not to say
With words of everyday
The stars above witness
This silent child of mine
The sun has tanned on his skin
The memories only he knows
Deep within his genetic code
a decree was written for him
my ears eagerly want to hear
my heart wants to believe
In my dreams he spoke
He sang and shouted
but this awakeness
this persistent silence
and though all this chaotic life
Insane words on so many mouths
His silence makes everything music
His pause makes me wonder
If I could only write
The wisdom in his eyes
And how perfect his notes are
On the song of our lives
Fabiana Avila
To my 5yo beautiful non verbal autistic son...
