Breakthrough
(Not Yours, Mine)

It's not about your social skills,
or your A.C. devices,
it's not about decreasing
"stims," or your other
so-called "vices."

It's not about
communication,
or your leisure skills...
it's been about what
you've taught me...
and the things
that you have...killed.

My impatience
and intolerance
have been slowly chipped
away...
and I've grown because of
you, this I must truly say.

I've learned to see
the boundlessness
of the word "Communication,"
it's in the eyes, the non-verbal
stuff, I say this without
hesitation.

And as for
"social skills development,"
so much better are you than I,
for you can join the wind and trees,
I can only try.

Thank you,
for my breakthrough
for teaching me so much..
about love and patience and so much more;
the things that we can't touch.

© Joseph Trance