I worked with handicap kids for a long time. They inspired me to write this.

Like a statue of Adonis, perfection consumes you.
In the face of the sun, you drink in the morning’s dew.
Sitting, standing,walking, in your every movement you look the same.
Too stiff, too rake, too placid, your very aura too tame.
What’s behind those vacant eyes?
A hint of life demanding release,
Or an empty vessel I do not see.
Your vacant eyes hold a spark,
One that so captures a heart.
Like a delicate porcelain doll, flawless in every way,
But no intelligible jargon do you possess in this state.
Still, the insights of a thousand year old solar lies beyond the suit,
One of philosophy, dramatics and harmonious venue like the magic flute.
What lies beyond these vacant eyes?
More than catatonic pleasures of spectators’ wares,
Laughter and gasps of shock to fill those days.
See me,vacant eyes,touch soul to soul.
Feel me, vacant eyes, and fear no more.

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  • Tom Woodside on Oct 30, 2008

    this is an awesome write. i too have worked w/ the handicapped and that void in their eyes seems to suggest that there is something further within, a soul that longs to screams in joy w/ some else. thank you!

  • goodselfme on Oct 30, 2008

    I have worked with some children whose eyes light up when their interest is peaked. Nice poem.

  • Joanna Maharis on Oct 31, 2008

    I liked “Like a statue of Adonis, perfection consumes you.” Another beautiful piece of writing.

    Take Care,

    Joanna Maharis

  • Ranjan Mathews on Nov 26, 2008

    They also feel, the twisted and the gnarled. What I don’t understand is His bad workmanship and then leaving it to the Allisons to come up with miracles.

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