I Want to Say I Love You
I want to say I love you
But I can’t
My words have been stricken from me
Taken, perhaps is more accurate
Taken from me by Autism
The deepest love that I feel for you
Must remain forever unspoken
For I cannot form those three simple words
I love you
The fact that I can never tell the world
Of my boundless love for you
Saddens me beyond your comprehension
I may laugh at your jokes
And cry with you for your losses
But I am struck mute
And cannot utter those three simple words
I love you
I know there is another
Who tells you these words every day
I writhe with jealousy
Their words come so simply
I love you
The smiles and kisses that follow
Break my heart
This page gives me my voice
The voice to say what I cannot
I love you
I’m sorry it’s all I can do
For my love for you is boundless
My dearest Father
Autism has stripped me of my voice
But not my love
I love you
