The Deaf Way II Anthology: A Literary Collection by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Writers

Salt in the Basement

184 Willy Conley Salt in the Basement An American Sign Language Reverie in English me little, almost high wash-wash machine down basement, me have blue car drive drive round round basement happen summer me inside blue car drive round round basement me drive every corner drive drive drive then BOOM! me crash there brown paper round tall me get out car look inside brown round tall many many small small white rock rock small white rock rock for-for? me put white rock rock in mouth very very salty same-same Grandma mashed-mashed potato Gallaudet Book 5/1/02, 9:56 AM 184 Willy Conley 185 me again sit blue car drive round round basement happen winter father down basement go to brown round tall father shovel big lump there white rock rock many white rock rock father told me for-for outside road me ask again for-for? me outside blue car, cold cold drive drive straight straight me watch father white rock rock father throw throw on walk-walk father his brown car throw white rock rock throw round throw round me ask father for-for? father say for mother white rock rock for mother? me get off blue car me look down white rock rock burn burn hole many many hole in ice same-same ice my lemon drink Gallaudet Book 5/1/02, 9:56 AM 185 186 Willy Conley me jaw-drop white rock rock make hole in ice break-break same-same make hole in my tummy? that why me pee-pee poo-poo always? me no more eat white rock rock down basement me remember mother year past happen winter mother outside ice all-over mother fall arm broke father told me go down basement stay stay me inside blue car drive round round basement Gallaudet Book 5/1/02, 9:56 AM 186 ...