A Beautiful Child

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He calls out

Her voice heard

Down the hall from his room

Severely disabled,

He lies there

Waiting

We enter his room

Looking at him lying there

In the quiet children’s home

Others create a din

But they are in school

Now, nothing – stillness

I ask if I may touch

If he might be alarmed

“No, he likes being touched.”

I place my hand gently

Alongside his face

He presses in, steadily, lovingly

Tags: Compassion, Disability, Ministry, personal, poetry

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8 Responses to “A Beautiful Child”

Carol Mock Says:
November 18, 2013 at 10:41 am | Reply
Poignant, Tom… Thanks for sharing this moment of wordless intimacy.
maskednative Says:
November 18, 2013 at 10:57 am | Reply
Tom, this is so beautiful, I feel the presence of your touch on the child, and his response, so much felt.
MicheleMariePoetry Says:
November 30, 2013 at 8:36 am | Reply
Beautiful…
MicheleMariePoetry Says:
November 30, 2013 at 8:37 am | Reply
Reblogged this on Michele Marie's Poetry By The Fireside….
- MicheleMariePoetry Says:
  November 30, 2013 at 11:57 am | Reply
  May I keep this up on my blog for a couple days? Then I will take it off… so heart moving~
  - Tom Says:
    November 30, 2013 at 5:36 pm
    I would be very pleased. As long as you wish.
chrisbkm Says:
December 4, 2013 at 7:01 pm | Reply
A beautiful (deep and moving) poem.
opreach Says:
December 12, 2013 at 6:01 pm | Reply
Lovely and moving. Thank you for following!