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Monster Of 59 Moons
by Marc Rosen Two days after the first day of school, The principal gets another screaming phone call: “Why is that MONSTER still in my child’s class?!” Two days after the first day of school, The principal gets another red-faced visitor: “Why isn’t that FREAK in a retard home?!” Two days after the first day of school, The MONSTER, the FREAK, goes to the office on an errand. He hears the screaming in person and on the phone. He learns what the community thinks of him. “I’m a freak? I'm a monster?” The boy can’t believe his ears! After living a paltry fifty-nine moons, And spending only three days in school, He is a monster. The weird doctor with his weirder tests called it “autism” But that doesn’t mean a damn thing to a kid! No, a FREAK! No, a MONSTER! He was a monster just by birth, Nothing could redeem his wretched heart. That day, he went home, And asked his mommy, “Am I a monster?” All she said was “Yes,” And the boy, with the grace, Of a man awaiting execution, Walked silently to his room. Autistic monsters aren’t allowed to show their tears. |
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