The Legal Model Enters The Scene

after Cade Leebron

i forget the term brain fog & tell you

my brain has bad weather. i do not

consent to the medical misdiagnoses.

truth eclipses terminology. i am not

suffering from pain but i am suffering

from something, like the document

of myself, the collapse on a downstairs

chair. the institution a cloudy stage

& i do not show up. do i seem man-

aged (& all the urgent email requests

i furnish myself for but never receive

a reply to). do i jump through hoops

like the dream nondisabled student

you want me to become. the third

ADA violation of the day but who’s

keeping record of the record-keeper.

i’m expense expanse, undue

burden garden.

Courtney Felle (she/they) is a recent graduate of Kenyon College who now lives between Western NY and Washington, DC. Their previous writing can be found in Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Half Mystic Press, The Ellis Review, and L’Éphémère Review, among other publications. They are a big fan of long road trips, large mugs of tea, ultra-specific Spotify playlists, and disabled community support. You can find them on Twitter and Instagram.