I miss school in the morning
because I need to go to my appointment.
Sometimes on Fridays
I see a doctor about how
to deal with my mom being gone.
The doctor asks me
if I’ve been trying to speak at school.
I am able to tell him: Sometimes.
He says, try raising your hand once per day,
answer a question,
say hello to a teacher,
play with your friends.
Take a step of some kind.
When we first came to see him
I thought he might have answers
to why my words disappeared,
but all he talks about
is finding them
again.