Thursday, September 4, 2025

Silent Child


My child came to this world groaning 
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...

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