Flying in a Cage by Melody J. Bremen
Author:Melody J. Bremen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Melody J. Bremen
Published: 2020-07-20T18:20:14+00:00
Doctor
âLook at this picture, Ivory,â
the doctor says.
I look.
It is a pair of eyes.
âWhat is the person
in this picture feeling?â
Nothing.
I look some more.
âIs she happy, sad,
angry, or frightened?â he asks.
It is just a picture of eyes.
The girl doesnât say
if sheâs happy or sad
or angry or frightened.
The girl doesnât have music.
I shrug.
âHow about this one?â
Another picture.
âIs he happy, sad,
angry, or frightened?â
âI donât know,â I say.
âOkay, good, Ivory.
You can sit on the couch
near your mother now.â
I sit. The couch is hard,
cold, plastic,
sticks to my skin.
I touch the suede pillow.
It has soft tassels.
The voices float around me.
Development.
Social life.
Episode.
Focus.
I drum my fingers on the couch.
I practice my song
so my song
doesnât get lost.
I close my eyes.
In my mind,
I see a piano
in front of me.
My fingers dance
on the keys
and the music plays
in my mind.
âIvory, please stop that.â
Momâs hand covers mine.
I keep tapping
under her hand.
The voices keep talking.
Eye contact.
Stimming.
Momâs voice,
sharp and tight,
âMy daughter is very bright.â
The music in my head
turns cold.
Diagnosis.
Autism.
Spectrum.
High-functioning.
Extra attention.
Momâs hand moves over mine,
stroking.
âCome, Ivory, itâs time to go home.â
The doctor gives me a sticker.
I leave it
on the chair.
We go home.
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