in honor of my Aunt Sandy who has worked with children who are high-functioning and exceptional for over 38 years…
she says
i see
genius
when some see dysfunction
she doesn’t hesitate to call out
their assumption
when some say their contribution
is inconsequential
she finds the key to their
hidden potential
when patience seems hard to find
she becomes
even more kind
when some have a tendency
to pass over
she looks even closer
because when the view
is cloudiest
her vision becomes
the most clear
she might say
“i will take her”
“he is brilliant”
“she is so gifted”
“let me talk to him”
and maybe best of all
when some might say
they don’t seem like
one of us
she says
i am sorry to see
what you miss
because
i see
genius
