A Poem for my daughter living with Rett Syndrome

This is a poem in honor of my daughter, Marion, that is living with Rett Syndrome.

In Her Eyes She Speaks

Her secret is a mystery,

Unsolvable.

Somewhere in the depths of her soul 

She is hiding.

Silence cries locked inside,

The key is lost to the universe.

What do you say?

N o t h i n g

I look into my grandmother's eyes,

My eyes

Her eyes

The silence is deafening.

I look deep into her eyes

I see

pain, sorrow

deeper into her eyes

anger, frustration.

Still I look deeper into her eyes

happiness, joy.

There

in the depths of her soul

I find

Love.

That is where I stay.

That is where I will choose

to be.