A different beauty

 
She’s wrapped him up so warm and with his bunny by his side.
Her lovely boy, her treasure and her overwhelming pride.
A walk in sunshine, through the park and to the lakeside edge,
this walk, his first, the one she promised and now will keep her pledge.
Out through the gate, into the street and past the local store
a group of women chatting, stop and gather round the door.
One looks across and turns away and never meets her eyes,
she wonders why they’re silent now, when suddenly he cries..
A look of shock has stilled the group, one woman draws up close
and peers inside the buggy and then suddenly she froze.
She stared  at him and blustered, mumbled and then turned away,
quite clearly suddenly struck dumb, with nothing she could say.
The group disperse, each going off and each one deep in thought,
so onward to the park she goes, avoiding the onslaught
of pitying looks and downcast eyes, and words no one can say,
yet knowing that from now on this will happen every day.
Her precious boy, light of her life, so perfect in her sight,
but different from the other kids, so knows he’ll have to fight
the prejudice that anyone who’s different  has to  face,
to just become a member of the ‘privileged ‘human race.
She’ll make him strong, and let him know how special he will be,
and that the world can still be good -although no guarantee
that everyone will look beyond the difference  that they see.
But with her help he’ll do ok and slowly things can change,
and one day someone ‘different’ will not be thought of strange.
But rather they will see them.. not as someone they cold shoulder,
and know true beauty’s always found  in the eye of the beholder.