I heard today that my friend
Ran into Jadon in a retail shop
During his birthday celebration.
“Hi, Jadon, how are you?” she asked.
“Fine, thank you. And how are you?”
He answered, looking her in the eye.
We have practiced this at divers times,
Since inherent reticence runs deep.
“He treated me like a person!
Like I was important!”
My friend was blown away.
And I thought of The Wheel on the School,
That glorious children’s book,
In which the marginalized adults
Become real to the children,
As they interact for the first time.
I want to encourage that reality.
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