Dedicated to Gabi- my little teen with Down Syndrome
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Charging cables or black noodles?
She is asking me
again,
she is looking for it
again
she does not know where it is
again
she’s looking in the bedroom
she’s looking under the bed
she’s looking under the table
she’s looking under the sofa
she’s looking under the pillows
but is not there
I know it is not there
I knew it was not there
I know where it should be
It should be in the kitchen
in the cooking pan
on the stove
in boiling water
– Gabi…. have you seen my power cable?
OOPS what have I done?
I thought it’s a noodle….
… a black noodle
but…
it’s not…
It’s a charging cable
It charges my sister’s laptop
Wow lucky you!
I can talk with anyone in any language.
I love foreign languages
but more than that, there is a language
that I love
that everyone can talk
it is my language
it is your language
it is everyone’s language
it is the language of
simple communication,
the language of love.
Wait, here is my cup of milk
It is nine o’clock
It is time for bed
It is time to brush my teeth
It is time to sleep
It is time to wash my feet
It is time to wash my hands
It is time to shower
but wait
I see Penny the pug
but wait
I have to feed her
wait
I have to play with her
wait
I have to take her outside
for pee
wait I have to put
the balls away
I have to put
the toys away
I have to put the books
away
I have to get my
t-shirt
wait, wait
I have to give dad
the phone
and I have to give my sister
her backpack
and I have to give
my brother
the clock
wait, wait
I have to turn off
the TV
I have to put the dishes
in the dishwasher
I have to put the dishwasher
on
Wait, I see a spider
and an ant
and a fly
and the beatle
the beatle on the window
outside
wait I see a pencil on the floor
and a towel on the chair
and the chair is not
at the table
and the backpack is not
at the dor
and the …
You see I’m very busy
and I still didn’t have
my cup of milk
Ha ha ha
I tricked you !
It’s 9:45 PM
I won’t change the dirty…
I won’t change it
you can’t take it off
you can’t pull it off
you can’t roll it off
you can’t change it
but you can clean it
you can wipe it while is on
me
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO
take it off?
DON’T YOU SEE YOU CAN
clean it on mee?
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY
I have to take it off
WHEN VERY WELL you…
you can let it go.
’cause I love my t-shirt
the way it goes
with stains of pasta,
and pizza slime,
with chocolate browns
and green trails of peas
AREN’T YOU HAPPY?
that I eat HEALTHY?
WEEKEND AGAIN
it’s on the fridge
I love it
it’s green
i love it
it’s flat
I love it
it has lines
I love it
it has boxes
I love it
it’s not ice cream
didn’t guess?
it’s not pasta
didn’t guess?
it’s not photo
didn’t guess?
it’s not magnet
didn’t guess?
IT’S MY SCALENDAR
o…sorry calendar
AND TELLS ME
guess
what?
IT’S WEEKEND AGAIN
and I’m happy AGAIN!!!!
So What ?
Hm, Hm
No socks
No crocks
No shoes
No blues
I know
I know
My feet are dirty
So what ?
Do you think flat ?
I’m myself
by myself
in the garden
on the grass
even on the mud puddle
on the floor
on the carpet
even on my clean bed
so what
may dirty feet
won’t wash
’cause if they wash
they won’t be
mine
I call them dirty feet
so what !
do you think flat ?
Scooter and Pug
One two three
four five
once I got a scooter so!
six seven
eight nine ten
then I never let it… go
Why didn’t you
let it go?
Because it took me far
you know?
Every day
we whent for walks
I took pug and scooter
on the go
The pug would run
the scooter would roll.
AND I AM A KING
you know!!!
ALL IN A WHOLE
WHAT IS IT?
The whole world
ALL IN A whole?
what is a whole?
it is a ball
what is a ball?
it is goal
what is a goal?
it is a call
what is a call?
it is a strole
what is a strole?
it is a roll
what is a roll?
it is a hole
what is a hole?
it is fall
what is a fall
it is me in the garden
LEARNING TO ROLL
THE BALL
IN A HOLE
WHILE I STROLE
AND FALL
THAT IS ALL IN A WHOLE
GOT ONE
Got one
got two.
WHAT A BOO!
Got three
got four.
WHAT A BALL!
Got five
got six.
WHAT A KICKX!
Got seven
got eight.
WHAT A DATE!
Got nine
got ten.
THAT’S THE END,
of the lunch box.
It’s on the roof
OF MY SCHOOL.