Disconnected Self

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Imagine a world constantly telling you how it understands

People who talk about connections, empathy, relations

And you feel nothing.


Imagine that people, are like a world's crust

Brittle, and beneath the mantle

Where fuel and fire should flow,

Nothing


Imagine every conversation being dangerous

Every glance perilous

Every touch threatening

Every voice viperous


Imagine being trapped

And yet somehow finding solace

Within your own mind.


Try, please try, to imagine

All the things I left unsaid,

Because I couldn't say

Knowing you'll never understand

What it's like to be Autistic

To live with this brand.

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