800 Posts, SKY, and 90% of them were for you, buddy. I joined Websleuths after years of lurking as a guest because your case hit home for me. You are the reason I am now here, working on other cases, trying to bring other children home. I may be on the East Coast, I may never have met you. And, yet, you occupy such a special place in my heart. I wrote this little poem for you.
If I could let you into my heart
you would see it is filled
with mothers who love their boys,
with carnivals,
with joy.
If I could let you into my heart
you would see it is populated
with so many strangers
who etch your name on trees
and see your face in clouds --
in every rainbow,
in every balloon,
in every time they see
the color blue.
If I could let you into my heart
you would know how deeply
you are loved
by those who never met you
and, somewhere,
there are hundreds --
maybe thousands --
of mothers
who collect blankets
in cozy places,
who sing lullabies
and wipe tears;
so many mothers
who have a special place
reserved in their hearts.
Just for you, Sky.
Just for you.