Child in the Attic

I am the child you locked up years ago in your "attic"
I am the one who embarrasses you and makes you frantic
You’d like to pretend I just got up and went away
When in fact I was inside you every single day

You have become an adult and started a family of your own
You forgot all about me and left me in this "attic" all alone!
It’s been years since I've seen the blue sky, the sun, a flower or a tree
And all I've ever wanted was just to continue being free...

I am the child in you that you keep under a lock and a key
I am the one who is trying to get out of this small dark "attic"
And show the world you are really a part of me!

Copyright ©2004 Michal Maoz

Michal Maoz is a 35 years old Israeli-born poet and artist,
who has AS and is a mother of 2 Aspie boys. She has been
writing poetry in Hebrew since early childhood, and started
writing in English after her move to the US in 2000. Michal is
about to publish her first poetry book with PublishAmerica in
2008. Learn more about Michal, her company, art, and vision,
at www.aurtistic-spectrum.com.

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