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Libby Sommer: Sixteen Is a Very Difficult Age, You Know

Libby Sommer

Aug 30 2018

1 mins

Sixteen Is a Very Difficult Age, You Know

Well yes it is. This time of year isn’t easy either. It has
most of us by the neck. You don’t want to get sick at
Christmas. They said he needs six weeks of intensive
therapy then they’ll decide about medication. How—
when everything’s closed till February? Yes, he’s up and
down. Better some days, but hardly ever. They said hide
all the tablets and remove the kitchen knives. I ring or
text to see how he’s going. He doesn’t always pick up.
Don’t refer to the incident. Wait for him to say
something
. Well, he doesn’t say much though he’ll let me
give him a hug—sometimes. So here I am trying to gather
his forgotten dreams from the air. They’re drifting just
outside my reach.

 

Libby Sommer

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