he is able memorize
everything he is interested in reading
he can tell you upon what page
frankenstein’s monster came alive
in the storybook when he was seven
he has never forgotten
one word ever uttered near or to him
he has a mental list of every real and perceived
slight or transgression
ever committed against him
yet at 18 he cannot remember
to clip his fingernails or bathe
without being told
he will not clean his room
fold or hang his laundry properly
he is my son
i am his mother
we have autism
and our life together is a perpetual struggle
over mustard stains
One reply on “mustard stains”
As long as it stays at mustard stains, you can handle it.