Magnus Enckell, Finnish
“Mommy? Why Does Every Page of Your Diary Just Have the Words, ‘I Literally Can’t’?,” 1916
Oil on canvas
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/// Aatos reads from a fine-printed book.
He can’t see Mama’s far-away look.
She stares off into space,
her mind some other place,
not restored by the Prozac she took.
/// A damp tissue is clutched in her hand,
At this moment she can’t understand
why she tunes out her son
until he’s having fun.
Then, she’ll bark out a stern reprimand.
/// Aatos reads to gain more information
which may lead to his future salvation.
His sad family truth
is the Finnish of youth;
he’ll petition for emancipation.