An inappropriate outburst
during church raised eyebrows
of onlookers, Pharisees, keepers
of the law.  But what about his law
the one inside his head that plays
the autism card?  Trumps all;
game over.  After the final Amen,
he brought me an apology note,
letters scrawled on the back of a bulletin,
hugged me, and said, “Grandaddy, please
don’t be mad at me.”  An appropriate time
to demonstrate forgiveness.