Do my actions make you nervous?

Do my noises make you cringe?

Does it damage your ego

that I don’t react at each coddle and coo?

My humanity is not yours

to dismiss as damaged goods.

Can you estimate the value of another

with your evaluations and ratings scales?

Can the forces that capture my essence

in their data reporting

also capture the depths of my heart?

Call the specialist!

She’s having emotions again!

Alert the doctor!

Good news; there’s a human in there.