Kaleidoscope Child

Little girl, with the gap in your teeth

And your hair twirled around your fingers.

Why are you so different than

The other girls with their dolls

And giggles?

Quiet child,

Observing from the corner child,

You are not shy.

You have not been left behind.

You see the world through a kaleidoscope

Made specially for you.

With colors only you can see,

Sounds only you can hear.

It is okay to get lost in your dreams.

You are different,

And you mean the world to me.