What They Needed

poem

Inna Rozentsvit

Abstract

Inspired by movie Mass (2021), this poem honors parents of neurodiverse children whose unheard struggles can end in suicide or violence. It speaks to the grief of loving a child the world misunderstands, and to the tragedies that arise when silence-not malice-shapes a life.

Keywords:

gun violence, grief, Mass (film), neurodiversity, parent-child relationship, parenthood, poetry, psychohistory, school shooting, suicide

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About the author

Inna Rozentsvit

Inna Rozentsvit, MD, PhD, MBA, MSciEd, is a neurologist and neurorehabilitation specialist trained in psychoanalysis. She serves as Associate Editor of Clio’s Psyche and Associate Director of the Psychohistory Forum. Dr. Rozentsvit is founder and neuropsychoeducator at the non-profit NeurorecoverySolutions, Inc., Programs Director at the Object Relations Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, and Editor-in-Chief of the ORI Academic Press, MindMend Publishing Co., and MindConsiliums, the interdisciplinary journal. She may be contacted at or www.innarozentsvit.com.

How to cite this article

Rozentsvit, I. (2025). What they needed [Poem]. Clio’s Psyche, 32(4), 517-518.

https://doi.org/10.70763/0beb34df7e9615cd43b9090989ca4848