This world doesn't want people like me

People who were born different People who were raised differently People who look and think differently

People like me People like you People like us

They try to beat us into place Convince us that no one wants us Erase us from the narrative Hope that everyone forgets about us Then leave us to deal with the trauma All on our own

But we are not alone We are not wrong Every single person in this world is different in a million different ways Who are they to say that their ways are right and ours are wrong?

We are different We are unique We cannot be silenced We cannot be erased

Because this is our world

and we will not be forgotten

#Poetry #Autism #BeingDifferent #Trans #YouAreNotAlone #Resilience

We don't belong here They don't want us They won't accept us Even though it's all we know

We can keep trying Changing ourselves to fit in But when I do that I suffocate

I want to be me So I'm going to find a place Where I belong Even if I have to make it myself

I'd like it if you were there too The outcasts, the misfits We have our own place somewhere And we'll get there

One day

#Poetry #TouchTheClouds #Trans #Autism #AcceptingOthers

Sometimes my brain is confusion and chaos A balloon of noise about to go POP

I need to ease the pressure I know how I just need to let it all out

Please be patient Please be kind I'm dumping out my brain with you because I trust you

Because I need to let it all out

#Poetry #Autism #MyBeautifulSky

My head is a mess Full of thoughts I can't convey Words images Half incomplete sentences All running together like paint To form a blurred idea

But my thoughts are IMPORTANT

Just like me

So I need you To be patient And wait while I make sense of the beautiful chaos That is me

#Poetry #Autism #MyBeautifulSky

My pain is not funny I am not a toy for your amusement

You can say over and over again that it's only a joke

But I am not laughing

I'm crying SCREAMING and that is not funny

Please stop taking my things Please stop moving them Please stay out of my personal space Please leave me alone

Those are boundaries and ignoring them might make you laugh but it tears me apart

Please respect my boundaries Please stop actively causing me pain Because my pain hurts And it is not funny

#Poetry #Autism #MyBeautifulSky

We can hear them laughing For me, it was a lifetime ago For you, it's happening right now

It’s the cool kid table You know the one I mean It’s the one with the people that just fit in naturally

I was so excited to see you that I jumped for joy and squealed But when I ran to greet you You backed away in fear

I wanted to show how much I care So I sat and listened to you talk But I didn't respond or react So you thought I wasn't paying attention

You’re not like them Maybe you act a bit different Or you don’t look like everyone else Or they don’t understand you when you talk