To My Brother Ian Who Lives on the Autism Spectrum--
iii. Mythological Creature
by Joan Goodreau
From my bed I leap
upon my brother
for piggy back rides.
Giddyup I command and off
we trot around the house
a two headed humped beast with
four legs and arms
and two hearts
one of top of the other
beating together.
Twice as big
twice as scary
as I am by myself
we patrol the house
to keep the bad guys out
so nothing more,
like our mother says,
can happen to us.