She is the girl of the Dark and the Light
No grey, nothing between.
She is magic, moonlight, Wednesday Addams,
Then pink teddies of soft velveteen...
With huge blue eyes and fly away hair
She burns with maniacal glee.
In unicorn jammies and a nest of stuffed toys
She quietly cuddles with me.
The drugs help her focus, just long enough;
Keep at bay the anxiety.
But come the weekend her mind's off it's leash,
Spirit screaming "I'M WILD! I'M ME!"
The world in her head's so much better than Here;
Crystals, Fairies and Witches in old gypsy wagons.
Reality's noisy, hurtful and strange,
Faced bravely with the heart of a dragon.
She knows how to fight; throws a mean punch
And will proudly stand and defend
Her Mumma, her Dadda, all of her pets
And the lucky ones she calls her friends.
But too often you'll find her curled in a ball
Sobbing that on-one could like her.
Rejection, cruel words, playground insults.
I can hold her but not fully protect her.
She's my hero, my Buddy,
And forever she'll be my Little Girl.
While her mind and her soul swallow galaxies whole,
She has only a toe dipped in this world.
ADHD? ASD? Just letters. Mere words
That can never hope to define
This gifted, crazy, recklessly loving
Beautiful daughter of mine...
