Hyperlexia

They are following me
 (I see them out of corner of my eye)
I stop
I look
they look back
quickly
then disappear
or stick
this is ridiculous
it is a cereal box
it is a sign that is always there on the wall
an old book (like A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN)
I can’t go anywhere
without them
they were born with me
they have lived with me
I recognized them first
when I was two
began to put them together
at three
because of print
they don’t have to die
with me
but then
I can relax.

M J Eaton

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