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kaile
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0 posted 2003-12-25 01:42 PM


all of three years,
you have huge black eyes,
easily your best features in your procelain face
not yet tempered by the passing of time,
they have a simplistic glow to them that's captivating--eyes that only speak of goodness

yet your eyes didn't engage mine
they seemed oblivious of my presence,
fixated upon a spot which i couldn't quite fathom,
lost in another world where i couldn't tag along

are you lonely over there?
your parents' condition
entails your denial of
the chance to charm gullible elders
no easy flaunting of queer enunication
and funky word-formations for you
well-meaning adults raise eyebrows and wonder
how exactly you can be reached,
while trying hard to quash all thoughts of
"gosh, this one's different!"

i signed you the letters and voiced the alphabet,
hoping that some day your eyes might engage mine,
that you would tell me stories of your world

all in a vain attempt to combat my helplessness


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Martie
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1 posted 2003-12-25 03:00 PM


Much compassions in this portrait, kaile.  Enjoyed!
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2 posted 2003-12-25 05:15 PM


HEY, friend! O, I've missed you and your portrait writes! There are many ways to communicate. Keep the lines open, you just never know which method will be the one that will bring a response.
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3 posted 2003-12-26 10:01 AM


Kaile, very powerful.  
Thank you for sharing some insight with us.

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