he sees shades of gray
where others encounter Technicolor lines
no black and white aspects for him
just shades of gray
that is why boundaries. . .walls. . .dotted map lines are his saving graces

others can operate outside the lines
but for him. . .outside is pure risk
risk that he will become ill timed
as he doesn’t see the obvious
all he sees are shades of gray

lil girl with her tag-a-long brother
she guides him when he does not know the way
he’s never known the way. . .he’s left alone with gray
left alone. . .he would wander off and not be seen
left alone with his curious imagination
left alone to go where he should not have gone

maps keep this lil boy in line
clear cut explanations are best
Ccut and dried. . .for he understands that
mis-fired signals twists and shuts down his cerebral functions
left alone he makes wrong conclusions

for him life is full of shades of gray
totally run together with no symmetry
it’s not monochrome he experiences, for colors are vibrant to him
but there is no boundary. . .there are no dotted lines. . . all becomes shades of gray

all he has is curiosity. . .imagination. . .misfired thoughts
jumbled world. . .jumbled edges. . .jumbled lives

he keeps quiet. . .hopes for some one to open the map
sometimes he panics. . .can’t move. . .he does not want the consequences
shades of gray keeps him at a distance
shades of gray become his folly, others think he is unfledged... he is not
merely he’s a reflection of shades of gray