Children tell me things
Well,people tell me things
I don’t know why
They just do
Gracie
A five year-old
Blond hair down to her knees
Always tells me
Absolutely EVERYTHING she has done
Since the last time I’ve seen her
And then she asks about my tattoos
And she may or may not
Tell me about the current situation
Regarding her birthday
And an absolute need for the Ninja Turtles to be there
And then I tell her mother about my writing
Or any person for that matter
I’ve tried to insert it in a very cool way
I wrote it on poker cards
Because that’s cool
And hip
You know,
“here’s a card
A poker card
It has been written on
With my typewriter
And doubles as a book mark “
But after like card number fifty five
You get pretty bored
And just start writing on paper
Or sending people the link instead
Because that’s easier
Reagan is a real help
He always asks about my writing
And he’s doing really good now too
I’ve written about Reagan before
He has autism
Which is a spectrum disorder
But recently
He has driven a plane
He has shot a gun
He has built his own volcano
And reads prolifically
Autism is NOT something you should be nervous about
He has done really well
He even knows not to take me literally
For example
88 percent of the time
He says “oh,you’re just kidding aren’t you?”
Because,he knows, that yeah,I’m not secretly Iron Man.
And it doesn’t rain Jello from the sky.
So yes.
Today
April 2nd
We tip our hats to you guys
All of you
Who have these mighty Autistic loved ones.
It is not a weakness
It is a super power