The Journey



The Journey ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 23, 2023

Cherubic child my brain did conjure
Perfection of body and soul
But that was not to materialize
Though that was my hoped for goal

A child was born unique you see
So many needs yet to be met
Morph my dreams must verily do
Interventions this warrior must get!

So the journey began and fighting we did
Each day brought another new battle
And from our minds preconceptions we rid
Our determination they’d tried to rattle

Steadfast we remained in playing the game
Of entitlements, programs and more
Ten steps forward, HOORAY! HOORAY!
Then 20 back and you’re knocked to the floor
 
So you get back up, dust off the debris
Barrel forward with your vision so true
Your child, is your child, is your child with LOVE!
So truly it’s all you can do!

The journey goes on with failures still
But victories galore as well
Nobody has that crystal ball
The future no pundit can tell

So hope and dream and shoot for the stars
The fight is worth taking a stand
You’re not alone, we’re there to help
Just reach out and you’ll find a hand

About this poem

The journey of caring for a child with a disability.

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Written on July 23, 2023

Submitted by shulman.gary on July 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXX XBXB ACDC EFEF XGXG ADXD XHXH XIXI
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,087
Words 212
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.

Gary Shulman, MS. Ed. has spent a lifetime supporting vulnerable families and children. He began his career working with children with and without disabilities in an inclusive Head Start program in Brooklyn NY. He then transitioned to become the Special Needs and Early Childhood Coordinator for the Brooklyn Children's Museum for 10 years. His passion for advocacy grew as he worked more and more with parents of children with disabilities. For over 24 years he passionately advocated for the needs of these parents as the Social Services and Training Director for Resources for Children with Special Needs, Inc. in NYC. The last 8 years of his working life, Mr. Shulman served as a private Special Needs Consultant conducting hundreds of training sessions throughout NYC and beyond to help parents and professionals find and access the services and systems required to facilitate maximizing the potential of their children with disabilities. Now Mr. Shulman is happily retired in Palm Springs CA, but still volunteers his time any way he can to provide information to those in need of his expertise. Today, Gary enjoys sharing his poetry that he passionately writes with the goal of leaving this world a better place one word at a time. more…

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