`we think it's a boy `
we said at the scan
from that day to this
you were our little man
then 2 months before
the date that you were due
and hours in labour
you were born .I love you
you were perfect to me
with a head full of hair
and those twinkly eyes
that gazed into my stare
each milestone came
you hit everyone
walked before a year
my amazing son
but speech wasnt good
something we both knew
too young to tell
was doctors view
at 3 you started preschool
a different boy it seemed
time to undergo some tests
to find out what it means
suddenly support came
from every way it could
special groups on fridays
the progress made was good
more test for diagnosis
my son a subject now
I knew what name was coming
but we ignored it still somehow
but there it was just years ago
in black ink printed on white
my baby boys dyslexic
mum knew she had been right
but I wasn't ready to hear it
and crumbled like a cake
it's a mis diagnosis
they're made a big mistake
was it me?or mmr?
or a difficult birth to blame
whatever faults lay for this
the outcomes still the same
so now we are accepting
that his behaviour has a name
hes still our little baby
noone is to blame
theres a reason why he screams out loud
or pushes me aside
but everyday each thing he learns
fills my heart with pride
he still looks into my eyes sometimes
and I fall into his gaze
I remember when he was born
he set my heart ablaze
the fire burns as strongly now
as it did when he was new
but now I know the love I have
no dyslexic can undo xxx
©rushy1980
R