Echolalia

Jordan's tendency towards
glossolalia
always made
Sebastian's echolalia
More embarrassing.

J. would start,
"Noch furr daze shitz blicke el hal vort zu turmon,"
And Sebastian,
"Noch furr daze shitz blicke el hal vort zu turmon,"
Would echo perfect.

But as one pretends
To make the other act
As he intends
Sebastian is burning.
A double edge
Lack of choice.
No bastion
Where words are
Rarely spoken.

And those who know
The shape of the echo
Torment, chase, and
Hunt for
The chance to make
The boy reiterate.

Gibberish:
"Val sexts shue
ze dinnor port whorren. 
Speak!"
Crying:
"Val... sexts shue...
ze dinnor port... whorren... 
Speak!"

Sebastian
Can't hear a sound without
Repetition.
So he plans on
Deafening.

Mother's needles
Sewed a sweater
But can
Gift him better --
One for
each ear.

Yes, it hurt,
however,
You can't say
What will echo.