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

You can’t always see the light you wield How brightly it shines how far it reaches

When the world is dark closing in with a heart of stone I want you to remember that I’m here You are never alone

I'm not just here when you're happy I do love it when we smile together When we radiate joy that soon becomes contagious

Even on the days when the people you love aren’t there Know that wherever they are they all still care

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