Analysis of A Very Special Child

A Very Special Child ©
(Dedicated to Matthew)
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
August 5, 2021

In life sometimes an angel appears
As a child with adversity to endure
Yet absolute truth from his mouth would flow
So honest, refreshing and pure
And so in our lives such a child did appear
Diminutive, cherubic and sweet
A smile that would melt a glacier
Often in pain from his head to his feet
Brain and body constantly struggling
Struggling just to survive
Daily functions we’d take for granted
Each day a miracle that he remained alive
To live in this world he was driven
“Please and thank you!”
Would fill each day
Every moment replete with music and laughter
Warming your soul like the sun’s healing ray
He knew pure truth as truth should be
No judgments, nor bias nor hate
Once loudly fortelling my nuptial
which came true….and it wasn’t just fate
For this innocent child so wracked with pain
Saw beyond the societal norm
And recognized that love is love
Seeing the future in a much purer form
I would love to say the angel lives on
To bless this world today
But his frail and painful body and mind
On earth just could no longer stay
Forever blessed we will always be
His blessings we can never repay
We know his love lives on forever
For eternity and a day