Autism

AUTISM

I am just a little boy, you will notice when you look

But people often judge me like life’s a hard bound book

What they cannot realise, and what they do not see

Is there’s some things a little different, deep inside of me

I see things very black and white, some sayings pass me by

Not because I’m silly, I just see with different eyes

When you say be patient, I really really try

But my mind is always asking me, why oh why oh why

It doesn’t give me answers, it doesn’t help me rest

I just wish people would realise, I always try my best.

But some things you take for granted, like calm or empathy

Those things don’t always come, as naturally to me

I don’t want to be so different, I would like to be the same

But Mummy always tells me, “difference” keeps us sane

We all have different feelings, we all think differently

But some can really hide it, and some, they’re just like me

Now where you’d think “don’t say that” or “that’s not for, right now”

Well for me it just comes out my mouth, even I think “holy cow”

My brain it doesn’t think ahead, it does that afterwards

But remember I’m just a little boy, you can hurt me with your words

Just a little understanding truly goes a real long way

Take some time to know me, I just think a different way

Autism is what I have, at least that’s what I’m told

But I don’t understand what that means, I’m only ten years old

Vicki Lucas

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