Be Different

She entered the room with a blast of fresh air,

With the fragrance of beauty and,

Glow of happiness.

Just then,

She found him in the corner,

Surrounded by the darkness of despair,

And the mist of gloom.

He told her,

He just wants to escape from this imperfect skin,

To be a real boy just like the others,

And not be this alien among them.

He told her,

He wants to be free,

To escape from this imperfect skin,

To fly like the birds with no fear,

And to swim like the fish,

Who don't care what they hear.

He cried and cried all night,

Till his eyes became as red as the sun,

Till her shoulder was as damp as the ocean.

She listened to all this with patience and love,

And simply said,

You are the most perfect boy I ever know,

And squeezed him and gave a kiss,

On his forehead.

He simply replied,

I love you di.