09-23-11 / A poem response by Allison Fox /
Why can’t I
Say Merry Christmas?
Why do you need me to
Look into your eyes?
I don’t understand.
Why can’t I
Talk to myself,
If it makes me happy?
Why is
Your voice loud?
I don’t understand.
Why can’t I
Wear headphones in the hallway?
“Why is not O.K….
‘To say Mr. Tucker is a sucker?’”
It is too complicated.
